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Written question asked by Jim Dowd (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 December 2005. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Animal Welfare

Question
(2) what recent estimate she has made of the number of animal sanctuaries there are in England.
Answer

Because animal sanctuaries are not regulated there is a lack of comprehensive data on their numbers in England. The Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) which accompanied the Animal Welfare Bill, published on 14 October 2005, gave a conservative estimate of 700 sanctuaries in England and Wales based on previous consultations with animal sanctuary interests. It is not known what percentage of animal sanctuaries are open to the general public.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1585W;440 c1585W; 34594
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Animal housing Animal welfare Animals
Contains statistics
Yes