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The premises of one person trading as an upholsterer and registered under the
Act were inspected and found to be satisfactory.
ANIMALS
Under the Pet Animals Act, 1951, no person may keep a pet shop without a licence
granted by a local authority; the licence contains conditions relating to suitable accommodation,
provision of food and drink, avoidance of sale of mammals at too early an
age, prevention of infectious disease, and fire precautions.
The number of persons licensed at the end of the year was 6. All premises have
been inspected and found to be satisfactory.
The Animals Boarding Establishments Act, 1963, received the Royal Assent during
the year and comes into force on 1st January, 1964. The Act provides that no person
may keep a boarding establishment for dogs or cats without a licence from a local
authority. In addition to provisions similar to those required by the Pet Animals Act,
1951, the person licensed must keep a register of the animals and their owners.
The Riding Establishments Act, 1939, empowers a local authority to authorise a
registered veterinary surgeon to inspect any premises believed to be used as a riding
establishment, which means any stables or other premises whatsoever at which horses
are kept for the purpose of being let out on hire for riding or of being used in providing
in return for payment instruction in riding.
It is an offence for any person to let out on hire or use for providing instruction
any horse in such a condition that its use for that purpose will be likely to cause
suffering to the horse, or to keep a horse for those purposes in so neglected a state
or in such conditions that suffering is, or is likely to be, caused to the horse.
There is one riding establishment in the Borough.
The Diseases of Animals Act, 1950, deals inter alia with the enforcement of
general orders relating to the movement of animals; the cleansing and disinfection oi
places and vehicles occupied by animals; the protection of animals from suffering
during transit; the importation, exportation and quarantine of animals; the keeping of
records by owners and others relating to animals and poultry; and during outbreaks
of specified diseases the enforcement of special orders relating to the control of the
movement of animals and disinfection of places, vehicles and articles, etc. The
administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Act and of the Diseases of
Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957, is the duty of the Middlesex County Council.
Under the Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957, 3 pig-keepers in
Finchley are licensed by the County Council and operate plant and equipment for
the boiling of waste foods.
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