JillA
Well-Known Member
Can we ask for your considered opinion please?
Ongoing discussion about the LEGAL duty of a livery yard owner towards the animals on their property (as opposed to their clients). As I see it the welfare legislation does not impose a duty on the YOs, any more than on any member of the public - do you know of any case law where the interpretation has imposed such a duty? And if so, where do you draw the line between livery owner and land owner if the land is tenanted?
This does not relate to abandoned animals, as in owners are not contactable.
Ongoing discussion about the LEGAL duty of a livery yard owner towards the animals on their property (as opposed to their clients). As I see it the welfare legislation does not impose a duty on the YOs, any more than on any member of the public - do you know of any case law where the interpretation has imposed such a duty? And if so, where do you draw the line between livery owner and land owner if the land is tenanted?
This does not relate to abandoned animals, as in owners are not contactable.