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Okay found in my hardrive my old post about defra Ive also added what i have to date
Some members maybe interested
[SIZE=14pt]Posted about 10 months ago [/SIZE]
Can i just add that defra has not got anything to do with the racing of none ped whippets at the present time, there is no none ped whippet group been add as to present date...There is however an issue concerning greyhound welfare
This reads:
In June 2005, Defra set up a working group to examine the issue of greyhound welfare which will be regulated through secondary legislation under the Animal Welfare Bill in England and Wales and the Animal Health and Welfare Bill in Scotland. The group has been asked to:
• Offer advice to Ministers and officials in the drafting of proposals to improve greyhound welfare
• Suggest areas of greyhound welfare which need to be covered under regulations and a code of practice
• Advise on what needs to be in the regulations and the code of practice
• Consider registration/ licensing options and responsibilities for enforcement
• Consider the impact of the proposals on the wider industry, individual tracks, local authorities and welfare organizations. The proposals will need to be compatible with the government’s vision of better regulation
Members of the group include representatives of welfare organizations, the racing industry, local authorities, the devolved administrations and Defra.
As i am lead to believe so far that these only a few issues we should be concerned with is transportation and housing while we are traveling or racing which are as follows
in any way that is likely to cause injury or unnecessary suffering that is unfit to do so unless there are arrangements for its care, both during the journey and at its destination by using excessive force to control it - the use of sticks, whips, crops and goads are also restricted(which is mainly aimed at livestock)cause unnecessary suffering through transportation ) 2nd issue Breeding and selling dogs The 1999 Act provides that bitches are not mated until they are at least one year old and that they give birth to no more than six litters in a lifetime and no more than one litter per year. Accurate breeding records must be maintained by the establishment (this is aimed at mostly puppy farming)
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[SIZE=14pt]What i have got now up to date [/SIZE]
Transportation of the Racing Dogs
The transport of dogs rarely live and race at a single location. Furthermore the frequency of transport is likely to be greater than for most other dogs and takes place when the animal is likely to be subject to significant physiological stress resulting from racing or trialling.
It is therefore important that transport conditions are optimal. This results in some long distance transport when it is also important that adequate conditions are provided for the dogs.
These guidelines are intended to assist persons transporting racing dogs to provide those conditions.
They are not prescriptive except in a small number of areas such as cage sizes.
General Conditions.
During any transport by road the driver must be conscious of the fact that he or she is transporting sentient animals and has a duty of care to ensure that the standard of driving and care is commensurate with their comfort (i.e. drive sensibly).
The expected journey time from trainers kennels to the attached track for racing should be less than four hours.
Dogs should not be loaded for transport for at least thirty minutes after racing to allow them to cool.
Planning
Habituation is vital to reduce transport stress. This should be achieved before fourteen weeks of age if possible so that the dogs are used to being transported. It will also help to introduce a sapling to the wider world
The conditions provided should partly be related to the length of the journey.
All journeys should be properly planned and this should include planning in the event that the expected journey time is exceeded as well as locations of stops for watering, feeding or emptying.
Other factors to be taken into account are the mode of travel e.g. car, sea, or air and the opportunity for rest.
No segment of a journey should exceed twenty-four hours and there must be a twelve hour rest period before any subsequent journey ( If any part of the journey includes a sea passage this must be included in the journey time. )
Dogs must be restrained during transport. This may either be by a properly secured harness if traveling in the back of a car, by using a secure dog guard in an estate car or in cages secured to the vehicle.
The dogs should be completely contained inside the vehicle and the driver should consider other potential hazards such as gaps between seats in cars and door handles.
Dogs may travel in pairs in a car providing the cages are large enough and both dogs are muzzled.
Cages in purpose-built vehicles should be designed for one dog.
If it is necessary to move a litter of puppies before weaning they should travel together. If they travel with their dam this should be in a double cage.
Cages.
When transported in cages dogs should be able to stand full height and lie comfortably on their briskets. However cages should not be so large as to allow the dogs to be injured by vehicle movement.
Cages should be constructed of impervious materials such as uPVC, rustproof (stainless) steel mesh or painted timber.
They must have suitable slip-resistant flooring which may be easily cleaned and to provide comfort for the greyhound. This may be provided by carpet, a mat or purpose designed material such as veterinary fleece bedding.
The cage should be leak proof to prevent any urine leakage. The door must be adequately secured but able to be opened easily without tools in the event of an emergency.
All cages must be thoroughly cleaned between uses. Where there is a possibility of cross-infection suitable disinfectant must be used after cleaning.
Vehicle
The vehicle temperature should be maintained between 10C and 26C at all times during transport.
When the driver is not in the same space as the dogs a remote monitoring device must display the temperature in the dog cabin and be visible from the driver’s seat.
If the temperature rises above 26C it is important that dogs are regularly examined for signs of distress and removed from the vehicle to cool down if necessary. Temperature must be monitored.
Dogs keep themselves cool by evaporating water from their tongues by panting. In conditions of high temperature and high humidity this becomes ineffective and the dog will consequently suffer from heat stroke.
It is therefore important that both temperature and humidity are controlled. Consequently wetting a dog to cool it may be counter-productive.
As a rough guide, if there is condensation inside a vehicle it is an indication that the humidity is too high and ventilation must be increased to prevent it.
The vehicle should be designed to provide a minimum of twelve air changes per hour at all times during transport.
Cages in vehicles must have at least 40% of the wall area open to allow adequate air flow. This is best provided by a rust-proof (stainless) steel mesh door and back to the cage as well as additional open areas on its sides to allow ventilation through the cage.
Maintenance of temperature control and ventilation must be possible when the vehicle is stationary.
This is best provided by full air conditioning. There must be a procedure for the provision of ventilation in an emergency; this may be as simple as opening all vehicle doors.
All vehicles carrying dogs must be equipped with a functioning and regularly serviced fire extinguisher.
It may be advisable to provide an indication on the outside of the vehicle that live animals are being carried to alert the emergency services.
Care during the journey
For any journey over four hours adequate rest stops for watering, feeding and emptying must be included. Water must be provided every four hours, or frequently enough to prevent dehydration. Emptying must be provided every eight hours and food every twenty-four hours.
Dogs should have free access to water until loaded for a journey. No food should be given for two hours before traveling and an opportunity to empty should be provided immediately before loading.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF SICK OR INJURED DOGS
A sick or injured dog may only be transported to enable it to be treated
A dog which is unable to fully stand on all four legs or is very close (before and after) to whelping is specifically excluded from routine transport.
Similarly puppies with unhealed navels are considered unsuitable for transport.
The journey time for transport should be the minimum necessary to provide veterinary care for the dog.
It is accepted that orthopaedic injuries may require a relatively lengthy journey to a specialist surgeon.
When a dog is in severe pain appropriate pain relief must be provided by a veterinary surgeon.
Where the pain is a result of a fracture consideration should be given to some form of temporary immobilisation of the fracture to reduce pain during transport. It may also be advisable to provide sedation in addition to pain relief.
The veterinary surgeon in whose care the dog is at the commencement of the journey should ensure that the pain relief and/or sedation provided will last for at least the proposed length of the journey.
An injured dog should preferably be transported in a vehicle where a person can at all times be with the dog to assist in restraint. A car is ideal.
Because an injured dog is likely to be suffering from shock the vehicle temperature should be maintained at a minimum of 20 0C and additional bedding should be supplied.
2007 UPDATE
Apart from the routine transportation of dogs there is the specific area of the carriage of injured dogs (or any injured animal for that matter).
Injured dogs may ONLY be transported to or from a Veterinary Clinic as a single journey. In other words once a dog is injured, its next journey must be to a Veterinary Clinic – not home.
So what does constitute an injured dog? The law states that only mildly ill or slightly injured animals may be transported to destinations other than a veterinary practice.
So what is a slight injury? Basically small skin wounds – and that’s about it. For example sand burns are small wounds, but split webs are not.
Any lameness due to fracture, dislocation, breaks, wound, etc is an injury that needs, or might need, veterinary attention –
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[SIZE=14pt]DEFRA advice on Knackers Meat[/SIZE]
DEFRA has announced that from August 24th, if there are no new cases of Foot and Mouth Disease, the main restrictions will be lifted in all areas except the immediate areas surrounding the outbreaks until the exact cause has been identified.
As part of this practical information by DEFRA that those feeding ‘knackers meat’ (e.g. fallen stock or rejected for human consumption – stained black) must have a ‘final user’ approval from DEFRA. Such meat can only be purchased from an approved collection centre; it must only be used by the approved final user and must not be sold on.
For those trainers who wish to feed knackers meat DEFRA approval will not be given unless the dogs are kept and their food preparation areas completely separate from domestic areas.
Some members maybe interested
[SIZE=14pt]Posted about 10 months ago [/SIZE]
Can i just add that defra has not got anything to do with the racing of none ped whippets at the present time, there is no none ped whippet group been add as to present date...There is however an issue concerning greyhound welfare
This reads:
In June 2005, Defra set up a working group to examine the issue of greyhound welfare which will be regulated through secondary legislation under the Animal Welfare Bill in England and Wales and the Animal Health and Welfare Bill in Scotland. The group has been asked to:
• Offer advice to Ministers and officials in the drafting of proposals to improve greyhound welfare
• Suggest areas of greyhound welfare which need to be covered under regulations and a code of practice
• Advise on what needs to be in the regulations and the code of practice
• Consider registration/ licensing options and responsibilities for enforcement
• Consider the impact of the proposals on the wider industry, individual tracks, local authorities and welfare organizations. The proposals will need to be compatible with the government’s vision of better regulation
Members of the group include representatives of welfare organizations, the racing industry, local authorities, the devolved administrations and Defra.
As i am lead to believe so far that these only a few issues we should be concerned with is transportation and housing while we are traveling or racing which are as follows
in any way that is likely to cause injury or unnecessary suffering that is unfit to do so unless there are arrangements for its care, both during the journey and at its destination by using excessive force to control it - the use of sticks, whips, crops and goads are also restricted(which is mainly aimed at livestock)cause unnecessary suffering through transportation ) 2nd issue Breeding and selling dogs The 1999 Act provides that bitches are not mated until they are at least one year old and that they give birth to no more than six litters in a lifetime and no more than one litter per year. Accurate breeding records must be maintained by the establishment (this is aimed at mostly puppy farming)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[SIZE=14pt]What i have got now up to date [/SIZE]
Transportation of the Racing Dogs
The transport of dogs rarely live and race at a single location. Furthermore the frequency of transport is likely to be greater than for most other dogs and takes place when the animal is likely to be subject to significant physiological stress resulting from racing or trialling.
It is therefore important that transport conditions are optimal. This results in some long distance transport when it is also important that adequate conditions are provided for the dogs.
These guidelines are intended to assist persons transporting racing dogs to provide those conditions.
They are not prescriptive except in a small number of areas such as cage sizes.
General Conditions.
During any transport by road the driver must be conscious of the fact that he or she is transporting sentient animals and has a duty of care to ensure that the standard of driving and care is commensurate with their comfort (i.e. drive sensibly).
The expected journey time from trainers kennels to the attached track for racing should be less than four hours.
Dogs should not be loaded for transport for at least thirty minutes after racing to allow them to cool.
Planning
Habituation is vital to reduce transport stress. This should be achieved before fourteen weeks of age if possible so that the dogs are used to being transported. It will also help to introduce a sapling to the wider world
The conditions provided should partly be related to the length of the journey.
All journeys should be properly planned and this should include planning in the event that the expected journey time is exceeded as well as locations of stops for watering, feeding or emptying.
Other factors to be taken into account are the mode of travel e.g. car, sea, or air and the opportunity for rest.
No segment of a journey should exceed twenty-four hours and there must be a twelve hour rest period before any subsequent journey ( If any part of the journey includes a sea passage this must be included in the journey time. )
Dogs must be restrained during transport. This may either be by a properly secured harness if traveling in the back of a car, by using a secure dog guard in an estate car or in cages secured to the vehicle.
The dogs should be completely contained inside the vehicle and the driver should consider other potential hazards such as gaps between seats in cars and door handles.
Dogs may travel in pairs in a car providing the cages are large enough and both dogs are muzzled.
Cages in purpose-built vehicles should be designed for one dog.
If it is necessary to move a litter of puppies before weaning they should travel together. If they travel with their dam this should be in a double cage.
Cages.
When transported in cages dogs should be able to stand full height and lie comfortably on their briskets. However cages should not be so large as to allow the dogs to be injured by vehicle movement.
Cages should be constructed of impervious materials such as uPVC, rustproof (stainless) steel mesh or painted timber.
They must have suitable slip-resistant flooring which may be easily cleaned and to provide comfort for the greyhound. This may be provided by carpet, a mat or purpose designed material such as veterinary fleece bedding.
The cage should be leak proof to prevent any urine leakage. The door must be adequately secured but able to be opened easily without tools in the event of an emergency.
All cages must be thoroughly cleaned between uses. Where there is a possibility of cross-infection suitable disinfectant must be used after cleaning.
Vehicle
The vehicle temperature should be maintained between 10C and 26C at all times during transport.
When the driver is not in the same space as the dogs a remote monitoring device must display the temperature in the dog cabin and be visible from the driver’s seat.
If the temperature rises above 26C it is important that dogs are regularly examined for signs of distress and removed from the vehicle to cool down if necessary. Temperature must be monitored.
Dogs keep themselves cool by evaporating water from their tongues by panting. In conditions of high temperature and high humidity this becomes ineffective and the dog will consequently suffer from heat stroke.
It is therefore important that both temperature and humidity are controlled. Consequently wetting a dog to cool it may be counter-productive.
As a rough guide, if there is condensation inside a vehicle it is an indication that the humidity is too high and ventilation must be increased to prevent it.
The vehicle should be designed to provide a minimum of twelve air changes per hour at all times during transport.
Cages in vehicles must have at least 40% of the wall area open to allow adequate air flow. This is best provided by a rust-proof (stainless) steel mesh door and back to the cage as well as additional open areas on its sides to allow ventilation through the cage.
Maintenance of temperature control and ventilation must be possible when the vehicle is stationary.
This is best provided by full air conditioning. There must be a procedure for the provision of ventilation in an emergency; this may be as simple as opening all vehicle doors.
All vehicles carrying dogs must be equipped with a functioning and regularly serviced fire extinguisher.
It may be advisable to provide an indication on the outside of the vehicle that live animals are being carried to alert the emergency services.
Care during the journey
For any journey over four hours adequate rest stops for watering, feeding and emptying must be included. Water must be provided every four hours, or frequently enough to prevent dehydration. Emptying must be provided every eight hours and food every twenty-four hours.
Dogs should have free access to water until loaded for a journey. No food should be given for two hours before traveling and an opportunity to empty should be provided immediately before loading.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF SICK OR INJURED DOGS
A sick or injured dog may only be transported to enable it to be treated
A dog which is unable to fully stand on all four legs or is very close (before and after) to whelping is specifically excluded from routine transport.
Similarly puppies with unhealed navels are considered unsuitable for transport.
The journey time for transport should be the minimum necessary to provide veterinary care for the dog.
It is accepted that orthopaedic injuries may require a relatively lengthy journey to a specialist surgeon.
When a dog is in severe pain appropriate pain relief must be provided by a veterinary surgeon.
Where the pain is a result of a fracture consideration should be given to some form of temporary immobilisation of the fracture to reduce pain during transport. It may also be advisable to provide sedation in addition to pain relief.
The veterinary surgeon in whose care the dog is at the commencement of the journey should ensure that the pain relief and/or sedation provided will last for at least the proposed length of the journey.
An injured dog should preferably be transported in a vehicle where a person can at all times be with the dog to assist in restraint. A car is ideal.
Because an injured dog is likely to be suffering from shock the vehicle temperature should be maintained at a minimum of 20 0C and additional bedding should be supplied.
2007 UPDATE
Apart from the routine transportation of dogs there is the specific area of the carriage of injured dogs (or any injured animal for that matter).
Injured dogs may ONLY be transported to or from a Veterinary Clinic as a single journey. In other words once a dog is injured, its next journey must be to a Veterinary Clinic – not home.
So what does constitute an injured dog? The law states that only mildly ill or slightly injured animals may be transported to destinations other than a veterinary practice.
So what is a slight injury? Basically small skin wounds – and that’s about it. For example sand burns are small wounds, but split webs are not.
Any lameness due to fracture, dislocation, breaks, wound, etc is an injury that needs, or might need, veterinary attention –
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[SIZE=14pt]DEFRA advice on Knackers Meat[/SIZE]
DEFRA has announced that from August 24th, if there are no new cases of Foot and Mouth Disease, the main restrictions will be lifted in all areas except the immediate areas surrounding the outbreaks until the exact cause has been identified.
As part of this practical information by DEFRA that those feeding ‘knackers meat’ (e.g. fallen stock or rejected for human consumption – stained black) must have a ‘final user’ approval from DEFRA. Such meat can only be purchased from an approved collection centre; it must only be used by the approved final user and must not be sold on.
For those trainers who wish to feed knackers meat DEFRA approval will not be given unless the dogs are kept and their food preparation areas completely separate from domestic areas.
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