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ANIMAL LICENSING

THURSDAY 10 MARCH 2016

East Midlands5 Pack + 1 Programme 2015/16

Welcome from CIEH East Midlands

Mike HarrisonEast Lindsey District Council

The Kennel Club and the Assured Breeder Scheme

The Kennel Club• Founded in 1873

• Studbook published in 1874

• Registrations 1880

• 1904 KC governs show rules and regulations

www.thekennelclub.org.uk

What is the Kennel Club Now?

• A members’ club • A business which generates money• A charity

What we’re aboutTake a closer look

Healthy, happy dogs living with responsible owners

Investing in healthThe Kennel Club is the largest contributor to dog health research projects.We have invested:• £2m in health programmes

through The Kennel Club Charitable Trust

• £1.2m to establish The Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the Animal Health Trust

Breed healthy puppies from healthy dogs• Use Kennel Club official health

tests• Use DNA tests developed

through Kennel Club investment• Kennel Club Assured Breeders

use mandatory and recommended health tests.

• 25% of eligible Crufts Best of Breed winners were bred by Kennel Club Assured Breeders

Promoting good health• We work in partnerships

with vets to establish the Kennel Club Breed Standards – our definition of what makes a healthy dog in each breed

• We encourage good health with our Fit for Function: Fit for Life campaign

Education Find a Kennel Club Assured Breeder:• Know the right questions to ask – find out at

Discover Dogs• Find an Assured Breeder with our Find a Puppy

ServiceBuying an adult dog service:• Offer a new home to the right dog with Find a

Rescue DogLooking after your dog:• Find out about Care and Training at Discover Dogs• Keep children safe around dogs with our Safe and

Sound programme• Learn responsible everyday behaviour with the

Good Citizen Dog Scheme• Find out more about responsible dog ownership

with The Kennel Club Educational Trust • Reduce the risk of losing your dog with Petlog –

the UK’s largest pet reunification service

The Future• We are helping to form

the responsible dog owners, breeders and judges of tomorrow, through the Young Kennel Club.

Competitions & events• Discover a great

outlet for your dogs natural abilities

• Enjoy a healthy life for both dogs and owners

• Rewarding healthy dogs• Dog shows encourage the

breeding of healthy dogs• Dogs are judged against the

Kennel Club Breed Standards• Only healthy dogs are

rewarded• All judges are carefully trained

and monitored by both the Kennel Club and vets

Introduction to the Kennel Club• Runs Petlog – the largest reunification database of

microchipped pets• Organises Crufts – the biggest dog show in the world!• Runs training programmes for dog owners and trainers

including the Good Citizen Dog Scheme and the Kennel Club Accredited Instructor Scheme

• Established ‘KC Dog’, a national dog owners group which works with members of the public AND local authorities introducing Public Space Protection Orders concerning dogs

Dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and welfare of ALL dogs

Registration – the common misconception• The Kennel Club provides the largest register of

pedigree DOGS NOT BREEDERS. This means that Kennel Club registration is NOT necessarily a mark of ‘quality’ breeding

• The Assured Breeder Scheme was set up to register AND inspect BREEDERS NOT DOGS making it easier for puppy buyers to spot good breeders of pedigree and cross bred dogs.

The Assured Breeder Scheme Introduced in 2004 to:• Raise standards in breeding and promote responsible

dog breeding• Curb the puppy farming trade• Educate the public about puppy buying responsibly• Work with local authorities to assist with breeder

licencing enforcement The Assured Breeder Scheme achieved UKAS

Accreditation in January 2013

UKAS and the ABS• UKAS is the sole national accreditation

body recognised by Government• The Kennel Club is a UKAS Certification Body• UKAS accreditation ensures the standards of the ABS

are enforced consistently by Kennel Club assessors, who must be competent and trained in a consistent manner

The Assured Breeder Scheme is the only dog breeding scheme in the world with UKAS accreditation

ABS Key Statistics

• 12 years old TODAY• Just £60 per year to join (subsidised by KC)• Approximately 6,000 members across the UK• Over 3,300 certified members• Over 1000 members suspended since ABS began• Around 25% of applications fail and applicants

are not able to breed within the ABS scheme

Assured Breeder Scheme StandardsABS standards meet ALL local authority licencing requirements and GO BEYOND local authority licencing requirements in the following areas:

• Health - relevant mandatory health tests must be carried out, including screening tests for hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, inherited eye conditions and a range of DNA tests. A range of breed specific health tests are also recommended in certain breeds

• Welfare - bitches must not be bred from if they are over 8 years old, or if they have previously produced more than 3 litters, or had 2 C-sections. Puppies must be inspected by a vet prior to transfer

• Socialisation - puppies must be socialised and information must be provided on a variety of essential topics including future socialisation and exercise

• Information to buyer – buyers must be provided with a contract, information on the complaints procedure, and written advice on immunisation as well as on worming, feeding and grooming and veterinary treatment (if required)

ABS InspectionsEvery certified/active member MUST be visited prior to breeding or registering litters. Members are inspected once every three years BUT can be assessed more frequently if required. Inspections comprise:• Full audit to check compliance with scheme standard• Premises and facilities inspection• Assessment of husbandry• Check of breeding records• Feedback and discussion with breeder• Comprehensive written report• Definitive outcome – indicated on website

Regional Breeder Assessor Network• Currently 8 strong – plan to extend to 50 mile zone• Relevant experience

- Experienced breeders- Veterinary industry: surgeons or nursing staff- Competent in inspection or quality assurance i.e. animal welfare, HSE, BSI, UKAS, Ofsted etc.

• Split by region and group• Trained and managed to ensure consistency

Challenges• ABS breeders cannot meet demand for puppies• Awareness of the scheme is poor• There is little incentive for breeders to become Assured

(in terms of additional cost and bureaucracy involved) so long as buyers are not demanding this

• Puppy farmers are rife as puppy buyers can’t spot the difference between good and bad breeders

• In total 31 percent of people who bought a puppy in 2014 did not see the puppy with its mother and 53 percent did not see its breeding environment, meaning those puppies are highly likely to have been sold by puppy dealers, and bred by puppy farmers .

Solutions• Incentivise breeders to join the ABS• Reduce the admin and cost involved for a

licenced breeder to be inspected twice (once by the KC and once by the LA)

• Allow the KC to effectively ‘licence’ Assured Breeders and share information with LAs

• Free up LA time to focus on those outside the scheme and who continue to adopt low welfare standards

Defra’s outline proposals on licencing• Reduce the threshold at which point breeders

require a licence from 5 litters to 3 litters- the aim is to ensure more breeders breed to local authority licence standards BUT this would more than a three fold increase the number of breeders requiring a licence and disincentive lower volume breeders joining the ABS

• Exempt ABS members from local authority licence regimes (incentive breeders to raise standards)

TrialsIn preparation should the exemption be introduced:• The KC notifies the LA of all ABS members in it’s area• The KC alerts the LA if an ABS member left or is disqualified• If a complaint is made to a LA about an ABS member, the LA

would alert the KC and an ABS assessor would inspectThe KC is providing data on the number of non-ABS breeders who currently require a licence and of those who may require a licence if the threshold is reduced to 3 litters.

THIS WILL MAKE ENFORCEMENT EASIER AND MORE CO-ORDINATED

Final messages‘Assured Breeder’ is a simple message for the puppy buyer to understand. It encapsulates the concepts and processes of what we all understand as responsible breeding and packages it in a single statement.

‘Value not cost’ By continuing to bring incentives to members who are part of the scheme any additional cost of being a member will evaporate to the extent that being a member will be a real ‘No Brainer’ for all breeders

UKAS Certification and mandatory Kennel Assessment Visits are the final pieces in the jigsaw to ensure that the ABS is the essential mark of good dog breeding, and will be seen as a standard for all breeders to aspire to

Keith DavenportChief Executive of the

Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA)

PET VENDING

800+ membersfrom across the UK

Fish importersFish breeders

Fish and Dry goods wholesalersRetailers

Manufacturers

SEVEN FISH CARE VIDEO’S

ADVANCED DIPLOMA

CERTIFICATES

OUR GOAL

A COHERENT CONSISTENT LICENSING REGIME THAT

ENSURES ANIMAL WELFARE IN PET SHOPS ANYWHERE

INFORMATION ON FISH HUSBANDRY & WELFARE PARTICULARLY WATER QUALITY HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY TO ALL LICENSING AUTHORITIES20 TIMES SINCE 1992

Pet Animals Act 1951

CHAPTER 35

An Act to regulate the sale of pet animals.

14 and 15 Geo 6

[22nd June 1951]

Ch. 35

Traditional pet shops are probably the

most publicly visible animal husbandry

establishments in the UK.

PET SHOP LICENSING STANDARDS

1979 1992 1998 2013

A PRIMARY AUTHORITY (PA) AGREEMENT HAS BEEN

APPROVED BETWEEN THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

AND OATA

Inspection plan

ASSURED ADVICE

Sales RegisterSiamese Fighter Displays

Contingency Power Qualifications

2014 2016(interim results)

Number of councils responding

311 179

Number of pet shops licensed

2,322 1,319

Fish 1,658 (75.1%) 1036 (78.5%)

Small mammals 1,275 (57.7%) 728 (55.2%)

Reptiles 1,031 (46.7%) 613 (46.5%)

Birds 938 (42.5%) 531 (40.3%)

Cats 169 (7.7%) 95 (7.2%)

Dogs 92 (4.2%) 58 (4.4%)

Primates 32 (1.4%) 19 (1.4%)

Upon what do you base your pet shop license conditions?

2014 2016

1951 Pet Animal Act 10.6% -

1992 LGA Guidelines 11.6% 7.3%

1998 LGA Guidelines 39.9% 29.1%

2013 CIEH Pet VendingGuidelines

27.7% 56.4%

Pet Care Trust QA 5.8% 3.4%

PA Inspection Plan - 2.8%

Other 26.4% 16.8%

What do you charge annually for a pet shop licence?

2014 2016

Average£131.86 £147.73

Range £20-462 £52.86-413.00

Do you ensure the pet shop being licensed is a “business” by checking

2014 2016

Do you ensure the pet shop being licensed is a “business” by checking

16.6% 19.6%

That any necessary planning consents for use of the premises as a pet shop have been obtained

42.0% 47.5%

Public liability insurance is in place

57.7% 67.0%

Other (unspecified) 10.4% 9.6%None 23.9% 11.0%

INTERNET

2 day survey

165 Closed Facebook pages trading in aquatic animals

INTERNET

Pet Advertising Advisory Group

PAAG

How many pet shops are in private dwellings?

2014 2016

4.7% 6.7%

BIM20205 - Meaning of trade: badges of trade: summary

HERE TO HELP

www.ornamentalfish.org

info@ornamentalfish.org

01373 301352

Refreshment Break

Animal Establishments Licensing and the RSPCA

Lenny Rolles - RSPCA Public Affairs Manager

Background to the RSPCA•Created in 1824•Cover England and Wales only•Provide 24/7 coverage•Regional teams, including specialists•Investigate and prosecute•Campaign and educate

The work of the RSPCA in England

● Support local authorities at an operational and policy

level.

● Award the annual Community Animal Welfare

Footprints - the only awards to local authorities

recognising a broad range of animal welfare services.

● Providing a response to animals that are cruelly treated

or abandoned.

● Educate and prosecute where necessary

How many Inspectors do you think there are to cover England and Wales?

A)184B)572C)298D)753

RSPCA Operational Capability in London

Allocated Officers 1 Superintendent4 Chief Inspectors

38 Inspectors, AWOs& ACOs

Nights and Weekends6 Inspectors, AWOs

& ACOs

Police service in London

By comparison the MPS has approx 32,000 officers and

3,836 PCSOs to cover the same number of London

Boroughs.

(The City of London police has 880 officers to cover the

‘square mile’).

There is also BTP and parks police.

Background to the Awards● Created in 2008● Cover England and Wales only● Awarded in four Footprint categories

● Housing● Contingency Planning● LICENSING -NEW

● Stray dogs

Policy teams RSPCA in England

● Can provide evidence to Council Committees both

written and verbal evidence

● Meet with Councillors and Officers

● Work with the RSPCA Campaigns team to highlight

particular areas of concern (e.g. Sky lanterns and

primates )

● Provide advice and support

● Represent the RSPCA on various panels including

MLCs

Current Developments● Defra Consultation on animal Establishments Licensing● New Model Licence Conditions for boarding

establishments● Anticipated review of the Defra Codes● EFRA Committee Inquiry into the Animal Welfare Act -

Stage One companion animals

Examples where species have been restricted:● London Borough of Enfield:Primates and Birds of Prey● London Borough of Islington:Anything that requires a DWA● Hartlepool Borough Council:Terrapins ● Rochdale Borough Council:Dogs and cats● Havant Borough Council:No dogs, cats and venomous reptiles

Questions ??

Lenny RollesLenny.Rolles@rspca.org.uk

0300 123 0132

More information is available atwww.politicalanimal.org.uk

ANIMAL BOARDING LICENSING

THE KENNEL OWNERS PERSPECTIVE

Catteries

The impact of kennelling on welfare

RECOGNISING POOR WELFARE

No definitive list of signs of stress, fear and anxiety

Fearful behaviour

Self Mutilation

Aggression

Repetitive behaviour

Relevant Legislation

• Animal Boarding Establishment Act 1963

• Animal Welfare Act 2006Section 3

Animal Welfare Act 2006• Need for a suitable environment• Need for a suitable diet• Need to be able to perform normal

behavioural patterns• Need to be housed with or apart from

other animals• Need to be protected from pain, suffering,

injury and disease

Environment

• Sufficient room including quiet rest area.• Temperature / ventilation.• Regularly cleaned.• Checked regularly.

Diet

Provide balanced diet

Keep varied stock

Provide freshwater

Checkregularly

Allow normal behaviour

Exercise – Lead walk or free play.

Provide quiet time.

Stimulation / enrichment.

Housing with or apart from other dogs

Interact with other dogs

Interact with people

Regularly attended

Protection from pain, suffering, injury & disease

Vaccinations !!!

Vet records

Cleaning regime /bio security

Regular checks

Negative effects to the kennels?

• ? More staff• ? More hours• Higher wage bills

Positive effects to the kennelsHappy dogs

Happy owners

Happy staff

THANK YOU

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