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. I’ll contact rspca and rwaf.
I totally understand
I make a point of never buying animals from pets at home, but I did last year, sadly she's no longer here, but I get it, I wouldn't have changed that decision for anything.
I don't think breeders have to give the space etc that pet owners do unfortunately
You could email the rwaf, do you have pictures of the conditions they are being kept in? Are there any sick untreated animals?
I know it must be awful but I've learnt that even if it is, there's not necessarily anything that can be done - best to get evidence and approach maybe the rwaf and see what they think or even the rspca.
Poor buns
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No I didn’t take photos as the owner was there. Yes quite sure some animals were sick. I know it’s bad but I bought a rabbit. I didn’t realise it was an intense breeding facility to which I was going. I know I’ve just lined the beepers pocket by buying it. I couldn’t leave it though.
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Thanks
yea I just didn't know if there was a direct email for those types of concerns was all
Thanks
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No not really, I thought I'd missed something [emoji38]
No not really, I thought I'd missed something [emoji38]
I can't read that without subscribing apparently
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Ah okay, well I hope your new addition is okay, you'll have to post some pictures [emoji7] glad you've reported the place sounds terrible
Maybe coz I'm on my phone and thanksHow strange .. I can read it all
Here's the content .....
A new campaign hopes to tackle unlicensed rabbit breeders. The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF) has launched the Capone Campaign with support from Pets Corner.
It addresses fears that breeders in classified, online advertisements are not subject to regulations, legislation or welfare checks.
Using bespoke software, the charity has analysed thousands of ‘rabbit for sale’ adverts to identify unlicensed pet retailers allowing its Welfare Officer to provide robust evidence to the relevant local authority to catch the culprits.
By reporting traders in this way the RWAF aims to:
Identify unlicensed sellers where welfare standards are potentially poor
Make local authorities aware of the problems that unlicensed sellers cause
Make it more difficult for these sellers to operate so that it is less appealing and less rewarding
Uncover poor welfare standards that can then be reported to the RSPCA and action taken
Make a log of responses and actions taken by local authorities and identify idle areas or those requiring improvement
Gather information to build a sound basis for lobbying for better welfare or resources in local authorities
To date two online sellers have been licensed by their local authorities as a direct result of the campaign – a first for England and a hugely encouraging coup for the campaign. As well as a warning to other back yard breeders, retailers will be inspected annually and be required to follow set conditions to help to improve rabbit welfare.
Rae Todd from RWAF said: “The RWAF hope these examples will set a precedent for local authorities to interpret the act in a way that reflects what is happening in today’s society. Where this doesn’t happen, we are keen to enter a dialogue with DEFRA to tighten the guidelines.
“We are eager for a change in the law to help regulate and control online sellers of pets, but until then we will continue to work with the tools we have. If more sellers can be uncovered and licensed it all helps in the battle for positive animal welfare.”
No not really, I thought I'd missed something [emoji38]
I can't read that without subscribing apparently
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On RU members sometimes highlight concerns for the welfare of a Rabbit(s) they have seen advertised online. Another part of the work that has been done by the RWAF to address the severe problem of online sales of Pet Rabbits is the 'Capone Campaign'. You can read about this campaign here :
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/campaigns/capone-campaign/
2018 is the third year of the Capone Campaign. The Campaign has many aims going forward, with a specific Investigator ( previously a Police Officer) using specially designed software to identify people who appear to be operating at home as 'pet shops' and capture their online activity. The Investigator is being funded by 'Pets Corner' for another 12 months.
Any dubious cases will be referred to local Authorities, with support from DEFRA. The sellers will also be reported to HMRC. The selling sites will be notified that the individual is a business and not a private seller and their accounts should be listed as such. A log of the reactions of every local authority will be kept and used to report to the Minister for Animal Welfare at the end of the trial period to highlight where the legislation is not working and needs to be improved. There is also an intention to lobby for improved legislation where the need is identified.
The outcomes hoped for from all of this dedicated hard work are to identify unlicensed sellers. These are most likely to be 'Backyard Breeders' where welfare standards are very poor.
To make local authorities aware of the problems that unlicensed sellers cause.
To make it more difficult for these sellers to operate so that doing so is less rewarding
To report any poor welfare standards identified to the RSPCA and to have action taken.
A log of actions taken by local authorities. Equally a log of any incidents where-by a local authority does not respond to concerns raised.
To provide a sound basis for lobbying for better welfare and/or resources in Local Authorities.
There is a further update of the Investigator's work in the Autumn 2018 edition of Rabbiting on. This magazine is extremely informative and free to members of the RWAF. It really is a good read and there are excellent articles written by Veterinary Surgeons as well as lots of other information and of course lots of gorgeous Bunny photos
I would certainly recommend joining the RWAF, together we can all do our bit to help Rabbits.
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