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Senior environmentalist and environmental lawyer, Jagath Gunawardena says the regulations pertaining to animal cruelty at present are mostly directed towards acting on any reported incidents and not towards prevention.
He said, “There are several laws that can be made use of including The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, No.13 of 1907 and the Animal Diseases Act to take action against animal cruelty but they are all concerning action that can be taken once an incident is reported. However, local government regulations can be used when providing approval for the operation of pet shops and to ensure that the premises in which they are operating in are fit to hold animals. However, the scope is limited, which is why a proposal was made about a decade ago for the establishment of an Animal Welfare Act which is yet to be implemented and given the present plight of animal trade I would say is a timely need.” |
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