Now here what I gathered so far, Animal health department is under the ministry of environment.
The animal health law (1 / 1985) article 17 states that “ vets working under the Department of Animal Health and their assistants, shall be law enforcement officers and have the right to enter into anywhere there are animals(except for the residential places) for inspection, probe violations and to take necessary protective actions”
As you may have guessed, health inspection were mainly concerned about the place hygiene and not the welfare of animals
As you’re much aware by now, there is no animal welfare culture here ( I guess not in the entire region). Until recently , not many locals would nurture pets at their homes Some of those establishments were originally in the central market before being attracted to lease shops in souk waqef.
I think it would take a serious awareness campaign to change the local mindset about animal welfare. Until then I’m afraid not many would
take this subject seriously
Now here what I gathered so far, Animal health department is under the ministry of environment.
The animal health law (1 / 1985) article 17 states that “ vets working under the Department of Animal Health and their assistants, shall be law enforcement officers and have the right to enter into anywhere there are animals(except for the residential places) for inspection, probe violations and to take necessary protective actions”
As you may have guessed, health inspection were mainly concerned about the place hygiene and not the welfare of animals
As you’re much aware by now, there is no animal welfare culture here ( I guess not in the entire region). Until recently , not many locals would nurture pets at their homes Some of those establishments were originally in the central market before being attracted to lease shops in souk waqef.
I think it would take a serious awareness campaign to change the local mindset about animal welfare. Until then I’m afraid not many would
take this subject seriously