Submitted on Tuesday 16th February 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Make the breeder's licence reflect that small, ethical breeding is preferable
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018 doesn't recognise small ethical breeders and includes a paradox: breeders don't need to be licensed for fewer than three litters a year, but the guidance sets the business threshold at selling just one pup for £1,000.
If applied, everyone breeding even just one litter would need a licence. Breeders who home rear are being told they can't have curtains, that the living room floor must be replaced or their skirting boards removed. The cost of compliance with licensing is trivial for those treating dogs as commodities, breeding in bulk in industrial sheds. Currently, the licence legitimises puppy farming and discourages those who keep dogs as companions but also want to practise small-scale, ethical breeding.
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