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PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
Ten applications were received for the renewal of licences to keep pet shops.
The "animals" kept included puppies, kittens, hamsters, guinea-pigs, rabbits,
birds, mice, fish and reptiles.
The premises were inspected for adequacy of means of ventilation, natural
and artificial lighting, water supply, state of repair and cleanliness, arrangements
for storage of food, hay and straw, disposal of excreta, adequacy of fire fighting
equipment, and availability of some person with key to premises to be called in
case of emergency when premises closed, and exhibition of suitable notice on
door or window giving name and address of such person.
All of the premises have now been brought to a high standard, the only item
requiring attention being the renewal of a fire extinguisher.
All applications for licences were granted.
The opportunity was also taken to check on fresh meat on sale in these shops.
Such meat, if from a knacker's yard, must have been sterilised or be stained with
an approved green dye.
In each case it was found, however, that the fresh meat on sale was either
horseflesh fit for human consumption coming from slaughterhouses where the
carcases had been properly inspected and passed as fit for human consumption by
a Public Health inspector, or frozen horseflesh imported from abroad and
accompanied by a Veterinary Certificate approved by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food.
RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1939
The riding establishments are inspected biannually by the Council' s
Veterinary Officer.
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