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A Review on Progress and Achievements 3. The following are a summary of the progress and achievements made since the endorsement of the Charter: • A Local Biodiversity Action Plan is being developed to encourage and protect biodiversity in the borough. • A general enforcement policy has been developed for enforcement work, which includes dealing with unlicensed animal boarding and breeding establishments and licence contraventions. It is anticipated that once the proposed Animal Welfare Bill becomes an Act, it would enhance local authorities’ role in respect of promoting animal welfare through advice, education, inspection, enforcement and prosecution. • In response to many residents who were experiencing problems with urban foxes, general information and detailed practical advice on the use of repellent to deter foxes has been made available on Council’s website, Hillingdon People and in leaflet form. Further information on responsible dog ownership is to be introduced on the website. It is hoped that we could continually build on the amount of information and advice available on the website and eventually cover all aspects of animal welfare. • In order to encourage responsible dog ownership, a publicity campaign involving the issuing of penalty notices for littering and dog fouling is being planned in conjunction with the police. By consolidating the enforcement actions, it makes a more effective use of the resources and sends a clear message that such anti-social behaviour is unacceptable. • Close liaison has been developed between Animal Control Officers (ACO), Entertainment Licensing Officers and Leisure Services to ensure that ACOs are informed of all forthcoming events involving animals. Whenever possible, ACOs will attend events where live animals are involved to protect the welfare of the animals. • For the Animal Welfare Charter to be meaningful, it is important to raise public awareness on animal welfare issues. It is important to show how the policies in the Charter are being implemented in a practical way. To this end, an article is being planned in Hillingdon People to illustrate some of the animal welfare issues being tackled by our ACOs. Proposed Amendments to the Charter 4. The following relates to comments received from the RSPCA. 5. In Section 1.2 of the Charter as attached, it is probably more appropriate to use the term ‘animal freedom’ rather than ‘animal rights’ which is often associated with animal rights activists whereas the intended meaning is associated with animal welfare. 6. In section 1.3 of the Charter, the five basic freedoms were first developed by the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) and have since gained increasing acceptance PART I – MEMBERS & PUBLIC (INCLUDING THE PRESS) Cabinet Reports - 4 th March 2003 Page 84
within Government, veterinary and animal welfare groups as the basic principles, which should govern the care of all animals. It is suggested that ‘RSPCA’ should be replaced with ‘Farm Animal Welfare Council’. 7. The fifth freedom as stipulated by the FAWC is ‘freedom to express normal behaviour’ and not ‘freedom from unnecessary constraint’. 8. There were other comments made regarding provision of further information and clarifications on licensing of pet shops, boarding and breeding establishments, riding establishments, training of staff etc. It is felt that such details should not be in the Charter but could be made available separately, either as an appendix to the Charter or as information leaflets and published on our web site. This area of work will form part of the next review. 9. Other updates relate to Section 1.1 of the Charter, the Animal Control Service was not included in the Best Value Review in 2002 and the last sentence should be deleted. 10. In section 2.3 of the Charter, it is suggested that the second action concerning biodiversity should be deleted and replaced with the following. ‘A Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) is being produced, which is a plan of action for protecting conserving and enhancing wildlife, at a local level. LBAPs focus resources to conserve and enhance biodiversity by means of local partnerships, taking account of both national priorities, including rare and endangered species, and local priorities identified by local communities’. Animal Welfare Bill 11. The Government is proposing to introduce an Animal Welfare Bill that would consolidate the existing animal protection legislation. It is widely acknowledged that the current laws on animal welfare is fragmented and requires updating. The main aims of the bill are: • The improvement of the enforcement regime and to promote coherent animal welfare policies. • Extension of the current licensing arrangements operated by local authorities in respect of certain businesses that keep animals as part of their trade, to include other types of animal establishment. 12. The bill may also enhance local authorities’ role in respect of animal health and welfare and could include provision of advice, education, inspection, enforcement and prosecution. It is recognised that local authorities currently have limited statutory responsibility for the enforcement of animal health and welfare legislation. 13. Once the Animal Welfare Bill becomes an Act, the current scope of the Charter may need to be extended to reflect the legislative changes. It may also be necessary to re-examine and revise the format of the Charter to ensure that policy statements remain clear and given sufficient emphasis. It is therefore proposed that the Charter is reviewed and revised once the legislation is implemented. PART I – MEMBERS & PUBLIC (INCLUDING THE PRESS) Cabinet Reports - 4 th March 2003 Page 85
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