Animal welfare act 2006

[loose dog 0]

I have just been reading Defra's Animal welfare act 2006, one of the subtitles goes like this, What does the duty to care mean?. One of the statements under this title says "The ability to exhibit normal behavioral patterns". Would i be right in thinking that a normal behavioral pattern for a carnivore is to hunt? So according to Defra i am duty bound to allow my dog to hunt so it can "exhibit normal behavioral patterns" arn't i? Have i got myself confused?

[riohog 5,721]

sounds like a good point that normal behavour for a sight hound is?

[Malt 379]

Aye but you know what they're like, they'll try to define 'normal behaviour' as walking to heel, sitting & begging, and rolling over so that they can have their belly tickled....

 

Normal is the keyword.

 

'Normal' not 'Natural'

[loose dog 0]

Aye but you know what they're like, they'll try to define 'normal behaviour' as walking to heel, sitting & begging, and rolling over so that they can have their belly tickled....

 

Normal is the keyword.

 

'Normal' not 'Natural'

I guess you're right. Just for one minute i thought i may have single handedly overturned the hunting ban and be hailed a hero and be carried through the streets and have tomatoes thrown at me, but now its not to be