Correspondence relating to the Proposed Amendments by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011

Please click on the dates below to view documents received by the Committee on the amendments by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011:-

21 October 2015 - Correspondence from the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development providing information on the Department of Agriculture's intention to bring forward amendments to increase the maximum penalties for offences committed under the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011

17 November 2015 - Correspondence from the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development outlining its position on the proposed amendments and providing a table setting out the offences to be amended

23 November 2015 - Correspondence from the Department of Justice on the proposed amendments by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011

4 December 2015 - Correspondence from the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development providing further information on cases and convictions under the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011

9 December 2015 -   Correspondence from the Department of Justice proviing statistics on custodial sentences handed down for animal cruelty cases under the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011