Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Pet Identification - Jun 17
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 09:39
Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP):...Cat owner Anita
Short, a resident of Sunderland City Council, learned from a
neighbour that her cat Toby had been collected by cleansing
services. She then contacted the council and was invited to
Sunderland council’s depot to see if Toby was in its freezer. Anita
recognised her cat from his collar. She asked why her cat had not
been scanned and the excuse she was given was that they did not
have a scanner on them. Why does the council...Request free trial
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
(SNP):...Cat owner Anita Short, a resident
of Sunderland City Council, learned from a
neighbour that her cat Toby had been collected by cleansing
services. She then contacted the council and was invited to
Sunderland council’s depot to see if Toby was in its freezer. Anita
recognised her cat from his collar. She asked why her cat had not
been scanned and the excuse she was given was that they did not
have a scanner on them. Why does the council state that its workers
will scan animals they pick up? As I said, they should all have
scanners, given the requirement for dogs. The council was not
following its own policy. Anita Short would have never known that
her cat had been collected and was in a council freezer if it was
not for her neighbour. Relying on best practice is meaningless if
policies are not strictly followed, which is why Gizmo’s law needs
to be implemented...
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