Animal Handling Businesses 2/2

For Solution

　In order to solve this situation, the revised Animal Welfare and Protection Law came into effect in June 2021, and it set numerical standards for animal breeding.
　Pet stores and breeders are now required to keep a certain number of dogs and cats per employee.
In order to reduce the physical burden on the animals, there are also regulations on the size of cages, mandatory annual health checkups, and limits on the number of times the animals can be mated in their lifetime.

Specific Standards

　There are also some laws for dog and cat sellers that need to be resolved, so please take a look if you are interested.

Guidlines for Animal Handling Businesses

Why Do we Need these Standards?

　Until now, there were no specific standards, so even if the government conducted an on-site investigation in response to a complaint, it would not be able to determine that the product was "unsuitable".
　This is why the establishment of such specific standards is so significant.
　In addition, the establishment of specific standards and associated penalties as a law will lead to the elimination of malicious vendors.

Summary

　There is a problem with dealers who are so focused on profit that they do not take proper care of the animals. There is also the problem of malicious dealers who take unsold animals for money.
　In order to solve these problems, it is necessary to establish specific rules with no loopholes in the law.