Issue - meetings

To receive an update on the progress made against the recommendations made by the Overview and Scrutiny review of Animal Welfare in Haringey as reported to Cabinet on 16^th June 2009.

The Committee received the report updating on the progress made against the recommendations of the scrutiny review of Animal Welfare in Haringey. Robin Payne (Head of Enforcement) reported that the Council’s Animal Welfare partnership, including local partners (page 47 of the agenda pack), had devised a programme of action covering the scrutiny recommendations, which would be circulated to Committee Members once signed off by the Animal Welfare Partnership (Action No. 220.1).  The Animal Welfare Policy was likely to be permanently amended to allow performing domestic animals on Council land further to the trial period and positive feedback. 

The Committee noted that the Council’s Animal Welfare Policy was relevant to events on Council owned land; all other events must conform to the Animal Welfare Act.  In response to the Committee’s questions on dangerous dogs it was reported that a licence was required for breeding dangerous dogs except for “Hobby Breeding” – where dogs were not bred as a form of income.  The Council was working with partners in the Bruce Grove area on challenging young people in control of dogs and a pilot scheme in collaboration with the Parks Department was being considered.  The Cabinet Member would email all Council Members details on how they could report details of breeders of dangerous dogs (Action No. 220.2).

RESOLVED to note the report.