Rejected petition Change The Animal Welfare Law to give The States Vet powers to remove animals
Under The Animal Welfare Law (Jersey) 2004 it is a criminal offence to:
Cause cruelty and unnecessary suffering to animal however when this cases do occur there are no powers to remove animals.
See all of Part 2 of The Animal Welfare Law (Jersey ) 2004.
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Under the current Animal Welfare Act 2006 (UK) it includes the following:
Prevention of harm
Promotion of welfare
Licensing and registration
Enforcement powers
Codes of practice
Animals in distress
Prosecutions
Post conviction powers
Jersey need to follow suit and implement new laws and power for the protection of animals.
This petition was rejected
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We also note that a previous petition received a response from the Minister - the response to which can be found at the following site and may be of interest -
https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/200807
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