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Animal Welfare Act 2006

Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Summary

Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Field	Value
short_title	Animal Welfare Act 2006
type	Act
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom
long_title	An Act to make provision about animal welfare; and for connected purposes.
year	2006
citation	2006 c. 45
territorial_extent	England and Wales
royal_assent	8 November 2006
commencement	8 November 2006 and onwards
amends
replaces
related_legislation	Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
status	current
original_text	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/contents/enacted
revised_text	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/contents
use_new_UK-LEG	yes
legislation_history	https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/pabills/200506/animal_welfare.htm

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The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Overview

It is the first signing of pet law since the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 27), which it largely replaced. It also superseded and consolidated more than 20 other pieces of legislation, such as the Protection of Animals Act 1934 and the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960. The act introduced the new welfare offence.

This means that animal owners have a positive duty of care. The act outlaws owners neglecting to provide for the basic needs of their animals, including access to adequate nutrition and veterinary care.

It outlaws tail docking of dogs for cosmetic reasons, with an exemption for "working" dogs, such as those used by the police, the armed forces or as service dogs.

The act also has an offence to remove the scent glands of skunks kept as pets.

Commencement

The following commencement orders have been made for this act:

Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2007 (SI 2007/499)
Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007 (SI 20072711)
Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1030)
Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2007 (SI 2007/3065)
Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2007 (SSI 2007/519)

Notes

References

"The Animal Welfare Act 2006". legislation.gov.uk.
(2005-10-14). "Pet abuse law shake-up unveiled". [[BBC News]].
"Animal ethics: Animal welfare legislation".
"BBC – Ethics – Animal Ethics: Animal Welfare Act". [[BBC]].
(2007-09-11). "Woman jailed over tail dockings". BBC News.
Turner, Benjamin. (2020-06-05). "'Apple-loving' pet skunk on the loose in a Cambridgeshire town". Cambridgeshire Live.

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