Debbie Matthews shared a photo to the group Bruce Forsyths Vets Get Scanning / UK Get Scanning. 22 mins · So sad! DOVER: A pug dog died yesterday (Friday) on a cross channel ferry run by P&O, allegedly because of heat exposure. A family, believed to be travelling to Northumberland, came down to their car after the 1.5 hour crossing to find their beloved pet, called Merlin, dead. Cross channel ferries refuse to allow owners to have their pets with them, and insist they remain in vehicles, no matter what the weather. Following the death of the dog, a petition has been set up to Put pressure on Ferry companies to take animal welfare into account. The Petition states that DEFRA says that: Whenever animals are transported, including journeys with pets, the law says that: ‘No person shall transport any animal in a way which causes or is likely to cause injury or unnecessary suffering to that animal.’, and yet, ferry companies are insisting that pets remain in cars on unventilated car decks. It would be an animal rights abuse for a person to leave their pet in their car on land for over an hour, so how can the ferry companies be allowed to make pet owners do this? The companies charge pet owners a premium for taking their pets already. We are calling on DEFRA and Liz Truss [Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] to ensure that animal welfare is taken into account by these companies, so that more pets are not put through needless suffering.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 07:53:14 +0000
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