Key information
Request reference number: MGLA140420-8843
Date of response:
Summary of request
Official Government advice states that anyone with horses, livestock or other animals (except for cats and dogs) should call their local authority if they are too unwell to care for their animals due to Covid-19 and if they don’t have anyone to help them. The official advice is contained at this webpage, which I last accessed on 13th April 2020: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-people-with…;
Please can you advise:
Has the local authority received any calls of the above nature? If this information is held, please advise which species help has been requested for. What is the local authority’s official response to such calls for help?
Please describe the nature of any temporary arrangements that may be being made. Please break this down by species and/or animal type if appropriate.
Please describe the nature of any permanent arrangements that may be being made. Please break this down by species and/or animal type if appropriate.
How much financial resource does the local authority have access to to help people with animals in the above circumstances?
Is this being provided by the local authority itself or by central Government?
Related documents
MGLA140420-8843 - FOI response