Licensing and enforcement

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 177, Nº. 13, 2015, págs. 324-324
• Idioma: inglés
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  • BATTERSEA Dogs & Cats Home launched a report this week indicating that less than 12 per cent of puppies born in Great Britain each year are bred by licensed breeders.1 This, the charity points out, means that 88 per cent come from breeders who are unlicensed. The report is based on a Freedom of Information request made in April this year to all 379 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, asking for information about the number of breeding licence applications in each of the previous five years, the number of licences issued and refused, the number of breeding bitches in each currently licensed establishment, and the fees currently charged. Among the findings highlighted by the charity are that:

    There are currently 895 licensed dog breeders in Great Britain, with 40 per cent of these breeders being located in just 6 per cent of local authorities;

    Over a third of local authorities do not have any licensed breeders;

    Seventy-seven per cent of local authorities did not issue any new licences to breeders in 2014;

    Ninety per cent of licence applications are renewals rather than first-time applications;

    The licence fee charged by different authorities varies greatly, with fees ranging from £23 to £741;

    Most …