All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cats

All-Party Parliamentary group on cats

UK Parliament: Did you know that there is an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cats (APGOCATS)? I didn’t until this morning. It is a group of Parliamentarians – Members of Parliament, Peers and associated organisations – whose objective to further cat welfare. APGOCATS “seeks to support discussion and debate about what the public, politicians and …

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Check if you need planning permission for your catio

The catio that breached planning regulations

Catios are a very good idea because they are an excellent compromise between providing an enriched environment for your cat and safety. In my opinion, many more people should build one or even better a full-blown enclosure in their backyard. However, as is highlighted by this story, you need to make sure that either …

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Urgent: contact the UK government to support compulsory cat microchipping

Do you want compulsory cat microchipping in the UK?

The UK government is ‘seeking evidence to understand the consequences of making microchipping of cats mandatory in England’.

Do you want compulsory cat microchipping in the UK?
Do you want compulsory cat microchipping in the UK? Contact the government.

The UK government is not looking at introducing legislation at the moment but it seems likely that they would in the not to distant future if the evidence stacks up in favour of mandatory microchipping. And I think it will. The benefits of cat microchipping outweigh the rare instances of microchips causing health issues in cats. Microchips are considered unsafe for humans!

Incidentally, the charity Cats Protection have a petition which you get to by clicking on this link. The link may break in due course.

You can email the government with your views: AnimalWelfare.Consultations@defra.gov.uk . See the government page by clicking on this link.

Strangely dogs must be microchipped in the UK but not cats. This difference may be because law enforcement needs to identify dog owners in situations where the dog has caused harm to others.

The RSPCA say on the Express.co.uk website that 90% of cats in the UK are not microchipped.

In 2014 there were 70,000 missing pets, presumed cats and dogs in the UK (Petlog). The majority are cats because dog are reunited with their owners more easily because of compulsory dog microchipping. For example, in the southeast of England more than 10,000 cats and 2,000 dogs were missing in 2014.

The government consultation closes on 4th Jan 2020, so just a few days left. This is your chance to influence the UK government on an import issue concerning cat welfare.

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Carrie Symonds on Twitter

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UK law on keeping wild cats and wildcat hybrids like the Savannah cat

UK law on keeping wildcat hybrid and wild cat species

THIS IS THE UK LAW ON KEEPING WILD CAT HYBRIDS AND WILD CATS. FOR MOST CAT OWNERS YOU ONLY HAVE TO KNOW THAT YOU DON’T NEED A LICENCE FOR F2 AND LOWER (i.e. F3) SAVANNAH AND BENGAL CATS. UPDATE 27-MAY-2020: There is a news story of a supposed large Savannah cat escaping from a …

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UK: London wants all dead roadside cats to be scanned for a microchip.

Roadkill cats should be reported everytime

Warning: unpleasant photo illustrates the page. There has been an omission in the laws of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for a long time. Under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 motorists have to stop and report an accident with dogs (and horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and goats). But there is no …

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Circus Animal Cruelty Continues to be Allowed in UK

The British government is dragging its feet over the banning of wild animals in zoos despite the generally held international view that the British public are animal lovers. We voted this government into power but they appear not to be carrying out the views of the electorate when it comes to zoo animals. The …

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