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RSPCA Calls New Pet Law 'Historic Day for Pet Ownership'
The Renters’ Rights Act also bars blanket pet bans, and the RSPCA says it could help thousands of animals find homes.
- On Friday, May 1, the Renters Rights Act came into effect in England, granting private tenants the legal right to request pet ownership as landlords can no longer impose blanket bans.
- Previously, landlords could impose blanket pet bans, forcing many tenants to surrender animals to secure housing, a practice David Bowles, head of public affairs at the RSPCA, called a 'historic day for pet ownership' to end.
- Sweeny, a Mastiff at the Newbrook Farm Animal Centre in Birmingham, has waited 11 months for adoption, while larger dogs weighing over 40kg wait seven times longer than the 41-day average for rehoming.
- With RSPCA centres currently at capacity, the charity hopes the new law will reduce people forced to surrender pets, helping to tackle the ongoing rehoming crisis and open homes for animals of all sizes.
- The RSPCA has produced a 'Good Practice Guide' for the housing sector, available on their website, to raise awareness about how the Renters Rights Act supports both animal welfare and tenant housing security.
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