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Report of the Select Committee on Animal Welfare (Petition for Redress) 2015-16 PP 2016/0005 (2-2) REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE (PETITION FOR REDRESS) 2015-16 VOLUME 2-2 Oral & Written Evidence REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE (PETITION FOR REDRESS) 2015-16 On 19th November 2014 it was resolved – That a committee of three Members be appointed with powers to take written and oral evidence pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Tynwald Proceedings Act 1876, as amended, to consider and to report to Tynwald on the Petition for Redress of Roseleen Harrison presented at St John’s on 7th July 2014 in relation to animal welfare. The powers, privileges and immunities relating to the work of a committee of Tynwald are those conferred by sections 3 and 4 of the Tynwald Proceedings Act 1876, sections 1 to 4 of the Privileges of Tynwald (Publications) Act 1973 and sections 2 to 4 of the Tynwald Proceedings Act 1984. Committee Membership Mrs K Beecroft MHK (Douglas South) (Chair) Mr D C Cretney MLC Mrs B J Cannell MHK (Douglas East) (Resigned with effect from 7th October 2015) Copies of this Report may be obtained from the Tynwald Library, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas IM1 3PW (Tel 01624 685520, Fax 01624 685522) or may be consulted at www.tynwald.org.im All correspondence with regard to this Report should be addressed to the Clerk of Tynwald, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas IM1 3PW. VOLUME 1 I. THE COMMITTEE AND THE INVESTIGATION ....................................................1 COMMITTEE PROCEDURE 1 SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION 2 II. THE APPLICABLE LAW .....................................................................................3 III. WHAT SHOULD ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION INCLUDE? .............................4 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RECOMMENDATIONS 5 REGISTER OF OFFENDERS 10 BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS AND ANIMAL TRANSPORT 11 IV. RELATED MATTERS ....................................................................................... 15 DOG WARDEN AND MICROCHIPPING 15 ANIMAL TESTING 17 SNARES 18 OTHER ISSUES RAISED 19 Animal Slaughter ........................................................................................................................... 19 Fur Trading .................................................................................................................................... 21 Tail Docking ................................................................................................................................... 22 V. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................... 23 ANNEX 1 .............................................................................................................. 27 RELATED MANX LEGISLATION 27 ANNEX 2 .............................................................................................................. 31 ANIMAL TRANSPORT – HEALTH CHECKS 31 VOLUME 2-1 ORAL EVIDENCE .....................................................................................................1 2ND MARCH 2015 ....................................................................................................3 EVIDENCE OF MR STUART JAQUES, CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER AND MISS JANICE SKINNER, LEGISLATION, MEDIA AND RESEARCH OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (DEFA) 24TH JULY 2015 ..................................................................................................... 33 EVIDENCE OF MS LYN RENSHAW, SANCTUARY MANAGER AND MR ADRIAN CANNELL, WELFARE OFFICER, MSPCA; AND MR RAYMOND COX, PRINCIPAL, MILAN VETERINARY PRACTICE AND MSPCA VET 30TH JULY 2015 ..................................................................................................... 63 EVIDENCE OF MS CIARA TINKLER, PRINCIPAL, STRAND VETERINARY PRACTICE AND MR KARL BOVENIZER, PRINCIPAL, ARG BEIYN VETERINARY PRACTICE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2015 ........................................................................................... 85 EVIDENCE OF MS ROSELEEN HARRISON, PETITIONER, MR W GILBEY, AND J R K GREEN, VICE- PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH AND IRISH WILD ANIMAL KEEPERS WRITTEN EVIDENCE ........................................................................................... 113 APPENDIX 1 ....................................................................................................... 115 SUBMISSION FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 14 JAN 2015 VOLUME 2-2 APPENDIX 1 ....................................................................................................... 394 SUBMISSION FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 14 JAN 2015 (CONTINUED) APPENDIX 2 ....................................................................................................... 532 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS APPENDIX 3 ....................................................................................................... 742 BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS AND ANIMAL TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 4 ....................................................................................................... 746 DOG WARDEN AND MICROCHIPPING CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 5 ....................................................................................................... 758 ANIMAL TESTING CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 6 .......................................................................................................764 ANIMAL SLAUGHTER CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 7 .......................................................................................................776 FUR TRADING CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 8 .......................................................................................................780 TAIL DOCKING CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 9 .......................................................................................................784 SNARES CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 10 .....................................................................................................788 COMPARISON WITH SCOTTISH LEGISLATION CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX 1 Submission from Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture 14 Jan 2015 (Continued) 394 395 Appendix 1 Contents 16th January 2015 letter from Chris Thomas MHK, Member for Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture 119 1 Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture: Animal Welfare Bill: Detailed Proposals 125 2 Annotated copy of the UK Animal Welfare Act 2006 135 3 The independent review of the prosecution activity of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by Independent Reviewer: Stephen Wooler CB,24September2014 155 The RSPCA’s response to the Wooler review or its prosecution activity, September 2014 295 4 The report on companion animal welfare establishments: Sanctuaries, shelters and re-homing centres prepared by the Companion Animal 306 5 Rescue and Re-homing of Companion Animals by the Companion Animal Welfare Council, June 2011 365 6a Veterinary Surgeons Act 2005 398 6b Cruelty to Animals Act 1997 408 6c Welfare of Farmed Animals Order 2002 (consolidated for ease of access) 448 6d Riding Establishments (Inspection) Act 1968 – 86 478 6e Breeding of Dogs and Cats Act 1981 494 6f Animal Boarding Establishments (Isle of Man) Act 1973 506 7a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Scottish Government, Welsh Government: EU pet travel scheme from 29 518 7b Various recent letters to MHKS 522 7c Chief Veterinary Officer - base draft on the Bulgham goats 526 7d House of Keys Hansard 26th November 2013 – Question 2.8 Puppy importation – Current legislation and guidelines; and Question 2.9 Puppy farms – Current policy, planned legislation 528 7e Report from Independent (UK): ‘Canadian woman jailed after stopping car for ducks and causing two deaths’ 530 396 397 Veterinary Surgeons Act 2005 Section 1 c i e VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 2005 Received Royal Assent: 15 March 2005 Announced to Tynwald: 15 March 2005 Commenced: 20 September 2005 AN ACT to make provision for restricting the practice of veterinary surgery by unqualified persons; and for connected purposes. 1 Restriction of practice of veterinary surgery by unqualified persons (1) No individual shall practise, or hold himself or herself out as practising, or as being prepared to practise, veterinary surgery unless that individual is registered in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons (in this Act a registered individual is referred to as a “veterinary surgeon”). (2) Any individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or to custody for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to both. (3) This section is subject to section 2 and Schedule 1. 2 Exemptions (1) Section 1 does not prohibit — (a) the doing of anything specified in Part I of Schedule 1 and not excluded by Part II of that Schedule; (b) the carrying out or performance of any minor treatment, test or operation specified in an order made by the Department, so long as any conditions specified in the order are complied with; (c) the carrying out or performance of any treatment, test or operation by a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1985 or a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dental Act 1985 at the request of a veterinary surgeon; (d) the carrying out of any procedure duly authorised under Part II of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1997; (e) the performance by a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1985 of an operation on an animal for the AT 1 of 2005 Page 5 c 398 Section 3 Veterinary Surgeons Act 2005 purpose of
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