Date: Ongoing until 12/03/10

My petition has been approved by the Number 10 web team, and is now available on the Number 10 website at the following address:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Pet-wildlife-sep/

Petition reads:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Define and seperate Wildlife rehabilitation from domestic pet rescues The new Animal Welfare Act has not addressed the issues relating to Animal Rescues / Sanctuaries. Although this may be addressed through secondary legislation certain important issues need to be implemented now. It has become all too easy to set up an animal rescue / charity with no experience and for these persons to take in all manner of animals from pet mice through to horses. There are no restrictions to separate those who take in both domestic and wildlife and it is paramount that new legislation separates domestic animal rescues from wildlife rehabilitation centres.

Wildlife rehabilitation is a very specialised field and needs to be kept separate from domestic animals. Combining both domestic and wildlife on one premises is both stressful to wildlife and can see the spread of disease.


Andrew Meads.