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Animal welfare charter

The Forest of Dean District Council recognises its statutory obligations for animal welfare but believes that these minimum standards, that are set out in our animal welfare charter, ought to be exceeded wherever possible, not merely serve as objectives. With officers at present undertaking investigating incidents of unnecessary suffering under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 using delegated authority, the Council is already exceeding the minimum statutory requirements.