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Questions

1. The Scottish Government proposes that animal sanctuaries and rehoming centres should be regulated. Do you agree?

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Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
This would make sure that the wellfare of the animals are kept at a standard

2. Do you agree with the principle that registration is appropriate for those with fewer animals and that licensing is appropriate for those with more animals?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
A license shld be issued to places registered as a rescue and rehoming centre and no fee should be issued as that would take valuable funds away from the keep of the animals

4. Larger organisations and charities that may have a network of homes and smaller branches in different local authority areas should be able to apply centrally for the relevant licensing. Do you agree?

Please select one item
Yes
No

5. The Scottish Government believes that all premises must be inspected before licensing (but not registration). We propose that, as well as local authorities, expert independent bodies, such as Scottish SPCA, should be able to carry out inspections. Do you agree?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please give reasons for your answer.
I dont after at all with the SSPCA being in charge of visits and inspections as through my experience they have little experience working with horses and I have experienced this 1st hand. They are all great a spouting from a book or regulations but few can actually work hands on

6. Do you agree that individuals with unspent convictions for animal welfare offences or other criminal convictions (e.g. fraud) should not be allowed to register or hold a licence for an animal sanctuary or rehoming activity?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please give reasons for your answer.
Once charged with animal neglect then no one should be allowed to keep animals again

7. Are there other requirements, apart from criminal, that should be part of a ‘fit and proper person’ test for those running animal sanctuaries or rehoming activities?

No.

8. The Scottish Government proposes that reasonable costs of inspections should be charged to recover costs to inspectors approved by Scottish Ministers or local authorities. Do you agree with that proposal?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
Because places usually rely on donations and public funding and this charge would just take away from the upkeep of these animals

9. Should licence fees be set by the authorised inspectors, local authorities or by the Scottish Government? Do you have any comments on what cost is reasonable and what should be included in this?

No cost should be made to the centre's they are having to rely on public funding

10. The Scottish Government considers that licences lasting more or less than one year may be issued on the basis of a welfare risk assessment. Do you agree?

Please select one item
Yes
No

11. Do you consider that the relevant Local Authority should have a duty to enforce the regulations on animal sanctuaries and rehoming activities in Scotland?

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Yes
No

12. Do you consider that the Scottish SPCA should be able to act on behalf of the relevant Local Authority using the powers contained in Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 to enforce proposed regulations on animal sanctuaries and rehoming activities in Scotland?

Please explain your answer.
If they must but not a fan of the SSPCA. They can all spout from regulations and books but few can actually work with animals (through personal experience)

13. Do you think that a national list of licensed premises and activities should be kept?

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Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
That way the public can check
There is the national equine council that do a great job at the moment perhaps a similar body in Scotland but not the SSPCA

14. Do you have any comments on who should be able to access information from the list, and if a charge should be made for information?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
Any member of the public and no charge

15. The Scottish Government believes that enforcement agencies should be able to suspend, vary or revoke registrations and licences or issue improvement notices for minor irregularities. Do you agree with this proposal?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
If there is an issue to be resolved then someone must have the power to envolk change

16. The Scottish Government proposes to adopt welfare standards based on those published by the Association of Dog and Cat Homes that all licensed animal sanctuaries and rehoming organisations should follow for the species they hold. Do you agree that this should be a condition of licensing?

If you are aware of any other relevant standards please comment.
I have answered yes but don't know what those standards are. But there certainly needs to be standards for each species

17. Do you agree that appropriate fixed penalties should apply for minor non-compliance with the legislation?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
That would just make matters worse. The money should be spent on the animals.

About the consultation

2. Do you consider that that consultation explained the key issues sufficiently to properly consider your responses?

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No

3. Do you consider that you had sufficient time to respond to the consultation?

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No

4. Do you have any other comments on the way this consultation has been conducted?

Yes. Why just assume everything will be done by the SSPCA? There are better qualified charities to do the job properly

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