Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: Post-pandemic health and welfare concerns of companion animals, including abuse and mutilationFound: PWA0074 - Pet welfare and abuse IVC Evidensia Written Evidence
Oct. 16 2023
Source Page: Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: member biographiesFound: Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: member biographies
Oral Evidence May. 22 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: We don’t know to what standards they train or work to welfare. It is a bit of an unknown, really.
Mentions:
1: None care.Around our other experience and what we can talk about today, Dogs Trust also chairs the Pet Advertising Advisory - Speech Link
2: Allan, Alasdair (SNP - Na h-Eileanan an Iar) Are we dealing with something that is purely advisory or will people have new obligations as a result - Speech Link
3: None The code is advisory. - Speech Link
4: None The existing code of practice for the welfare of dogs applies to any domesticated dog that is under the - Speech Link
Asked by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) promote the Brachycephalic Working Group Strategy 2022-2025, (b) prevent images of dogs with brachycephaly being used in (i) advertising, (ii) marketing and (iii) social media and (c) help prevent the illegal importation of brachycephalic dogs.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
Defra officials participate in the UK Brachycephalic Working Group’s (BWG) meetings to assist in identifying opportunities for improvements and engagement in relation to responsible dog ownership and dog health and welfare. The department also supports the work of the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) and endorses their Advertising Standards, which can be found here: How to buy a pet - Advertising Standards (paag.org.uk). Defra promotes the work of the UK BWG and PAAG when press or communications opportunities arise.
To support consumers and reduce the opportunities available to unscrupulous breeders and sellers, Defra maintains a national communications campaign (Petfished) to raise awareness of issues associated with low-welfare and illegal supply of pets, which provides a list of red flags for buyers to look out for when searching for a pet online. The step-by-step guide on buying a dog includes a reminder to ensure that the dog’s physical features have minimal adverse impacts on their physical well-being and welfare.
It is not illegal to import dogs into Great Britain solely on account of them being brachycephalic.
Mentions:
1: None We then take that to our standards technical advisory group, to get feedback on how it can be implemented - Speech Link
2: Whitham, Elena (SNP - Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) Sorry—the dog walker has just brought my dog home. - Speech Link
3: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) 90 minutes of questions, and I will kick off with a fairly straightforward one.The Scottish Science Advisory - Speech Link
4: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) previous session of Parliament, the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee welcomed the UK technical advisory - Speech Link
5: None That was recognised by the Scottish Science Advisory Council when we did that work with Griggs—the piece - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) I want to pick up again the point about animal welfare. - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) misconception that animal testing provides a gold standard for the regulatory approval of a product.An expert advisory - Speech Link
3: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) them what they wanted from Parliament, and top of the list was an end to food poverty and a support dog - Speech Link
4: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) Reduction of Animals in Research, has established a project to develop a virtual second species—a virtual dog—using - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) really about is politics: shaving a couple of percentage points off net migration, sending a signal—a dog - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) His own Migration Advisory Committee advised against it. - Speech Link
3: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) We know that it did not come from the Migration Advisory Committee. - Speech Link
4: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) acknowledged, but if they are destitute or at risk of destitution, if there are reasons relating to the welfare - Speech Link
Formal Minutes Apr. 26 2024
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Found: BRC) [RCF0007] British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) [RCF0008] LARAC - (Local Authority Recycling Advisory
Written Evidence Oct. 24 2023
Inquiry: Post-pandemic health and welfare concerns of companion animals, including abuse and mutilationFound: PWA0078 - Pet welfare and abuse Dogs Trust Written Evidence