{"id":27815,"date":"2021-02-26T18:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=27815"},"modified":"2021-02-26T19:57:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T19:57:52","slug":"financial-support-for-catteries-and-kennels-in-wales-is-a-postcode-lottery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/financial-support-for-catteries-and-kennels-in-wales-is-a-postcode-lottery\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial support for catteries and kennels in Wales is a &#8216;postcode lottery&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pet boarding businesses have \u201cfallen through the cracks of financial support\u201d during the pandemic, say business owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses such as catteries and kennels aren&#8217;t listed under the hospitality or tourism sector in Welsh Government categories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means they are not automatically eligible for grants for those sectors. Most of those businesses trade comes from people going on holiday and leaving their pets with a boarder business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with holidays off the menu, the businesses are struggling to put food on their plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27862\" width=\"408\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-770x890.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-293x339.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27862\" width=\"408\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-770x890.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy-293x339.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/mandy.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Mandy Hawkins owner of Lisvane Cattery says she has lost most of her business in the pandemic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last few months there has been a strong campaign led by Ryan Lee, owner of Berry Hill Kennels, to have the businesses re-classified under these sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, a petition calling on the Welsh Government to class pet businesses as hospitality or tourism gained over 2,000 signatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018Pet Boarders Alliance\u2019 of 68 pet boarding businesses in Wales has also been formed.&nbsp;&nbsp;In response the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates said that it\u2019s up to local councils to provide funding for these businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Welsh Government does not deem kennels and catteries eligible for the non-domestic rates system linked Restrictions Business Fund grants, however, it will be for local authorities to determine if hereditaments are similar in nature to those or not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This system has been called a \u201cpostcode lottery\u201d with some councils being more helpful than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandy Hawkins owner of Lisvane Cattery says Cardiff Council has not done enough to help and that pet boarding businesses have \u201cfallen through the cracks of financial support\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having applied for a Business Rates Grant in April last year, she was given an insufficient business rates assessment number. After countless emails and a Facebook comment, they are only now looking into her enquiry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI\u2019ve emailed them 6 times since January, and I don\u2019t know how many times since Covid. They can take up to six weeks to reply if they bother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27864\" width=\"464\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie.jpg 959w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-770x771.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27864\" width=\"464\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie.jpg 959w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-770x771.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/jackie-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Jackie Bishop said the pandemic has taken its toll on businesses like hers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This issue is taking its toll on the mental health of these business owners. Jackie Bishop, owner of Jackie\u2019s Doggy Digs, says her business is \u201cbasically non-existent\u201d and it&#8217;s having an effect on her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had a pet care business for 12 years and have always been busy. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve thought to myself \u2018are we going to make it?\u2019. We might have to sell the house. 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