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Updated Codes of Welfare published for dogs, cats and equids in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

E Carter
E Carter*
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UFAW
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There are approximately 8.5 million dogs, 8 million cats and 1 million horses in the United Kingdom. According to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Section 9), any person responsible for an animal is required to take all reasonable steps to meet the needs of that animal. Under the Act, the needs of an animal are based on the ‘Five Freedoms’ and are considered to be:

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Animal Welfare , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , May 2018 , pp. 181 - 182
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© 2018 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare