{"id":24899,"date":"2020-02-25T18:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=24899"},"modified":"2020-08-19T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T12:03:58","slug":"campaigners-fight-against-unlicensed-dog-breeding-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/campaigners-fight-against-unlicensed-dog-breeding-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaigners fight against unlicensed dog breeding in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Welsh Assembly has heard calls to end unlicensed puppy farming in the nation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Care and Respect Including All Dogs campaign (C.A.R.I.A.D) have made a petition calling for the end of unlicensed puppy farming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It calls for a ban on new dog breeding licenses, renewals and applications until the regulations are improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for the Environment, said &#8220;any changes to the legislation or enforcement must be proportionate and evidence based.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign say a key issue is a limited inspection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are adamant that the Government have been too slow to respond, and the evidence that there&#8217;s an issue with dog breeding is &#8220;indisputable&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the petition, C.A.R.I.A.D claim they have been &#8220;providing evidence on for years to both the Welsh Government and councils and which has summarily been ignored or dismissed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founder of Friends of Animals Wales, Eileen Jones, is part of the campaign because &#8220;puppies are sold to the public that are sick and sometimes people don&#8217;t realise until they&#8217;ve formed an emotional attachment&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government&#8217;s petitions committee said the Environment minister will make a statement about this soon and they have postponed debate until this has been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welsh Assembly has heard calls to end unlicensed puppy farming in the nation. 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