Motion or amendment: Review of Local Councils’ Animal Welfare Policies
Motion or amendment by Mr Doug Beattie MC on .
- MLA
- Mr Doug Beattie MC
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 8 April 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Review of Local Councils’ Animal Welfare Policies
- Assembly identifier
- Document 436113
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Review of Local Councils’ Animal Welfare Policies
That this Assembly believes in the highest standard of welfare for dogs in Northern Ireland; commends the work of the Dogs Trust and many other rehoming organisations and charities; expresses concern at the lack of support and oversight from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs regarding enforcement of animal welfare legislation by local councils; is alarmed at the policy of euthanising healthy dogs after just five days if they are not reclaimed; supports the Dogs Trust’s calls for legislation to ensure that all animal welfare establishments, including dog pounds, are licensed and have regular unannounced inspections; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to review local councils' dog pound and kennelling policies, including the euthanising of healthy dogs and bringing forward a standardised approach across all councils.
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