Welfare appraisal action plans

write up wex notes

follow up to a welfare appraisal

highlights animal welfare issues - either issues related to lack of education or knowledge of animal care OR issues due to criminal neglect or cruelty

what happens if the issues in the appraisal involve ones related to lack of knowledge and education about animal care?

1. provide expert advice on correct husbandry management for the species

2. produce an action plan with prioritised requirements for owners to meet before a certain date

what happens after an establishment has been given advice or an action plan to improve welfare?

a follow-up visit

after the follow-up visit, what happens if action have been met?

depending on setting, either: follow-up inspection, or no further action

after the follow-up visit, what happens if action have not been met?

negotiate with owners to remove some of the animals (rather than all or none). Seek police assistance to gain a warrant to gain entry to premises to remove animals

describe the follow-up process of an establishment that has issues highlighted in the appraisal related to lack of education or knowledge on animal care

step 1: provide expert advice on correct husbandry management for the species. Produce action plan with prioritised requirements for owners to meet before a certain date

step 2: follow-up visit

step 3: either: actions met = follow-up inspection or no further action depending on setting OR actions not met = negotiate with owners to remove some of the animals (better than all or none). Seek police assistance to gain a warrant to enter premises to remove animals

describe the follow-up process of an establishment that has issues highlighted in the appraisal related to criminal neglect or cruelty

step 1: decision to prosecute the person/people responsible

step 2: obtain evidence and create a case file to take to court. This includes the findings from visits and appraisals. Evidence may include: photographs, expert advice, witness statements. Inspectors have no legal powers to gather evidence themselves, so may require police assistance. Gain a warrant to enter premises to remove animals

what happens if the issues in the appraisal involve ones related to criminal neglect or cruelty?

decision to prosecute person/people responsible

how to gain evidence to prosecute a person/people responsible for animal neglect or cruelty?

create a case file to take to court

examples of evidence that can be used in a case file in the situation of animal neglect or cruelty

findings from visits and appraisals e.g. photographs, expert advice, witness statements

do welfare inspectors have legal powers?

no

how are inspectors able to remove animals?

by seeking police assistance to gain a warrant to be able to enter the premises and remove them

types of appraisals

formal and informal

examples of formal bodies that set welfare appraisals

DEFRA, RSPCA