Animal welfare legislation routinely places obligations on owners of animals to take action to ensure that the welfare of the animal(s) is protected. Such legislation often requires animals to be sheltered by appropriate housing. Where facilities are built to provide animal housing it may be necessary to seek planning permission for the development, this is particularly an issue in relation to commercial facilities. The general approach of planning authorities in the Republic of Ireland is not to have regard to animal welfare matters at the planning stage. With reference to commercial dog breeding this paper considers the implications of the failure to have regard to animal welfare legislation during the planning process and the impact this can have on both animal welfare, but also the risks such an approach poses to the environment and public health.

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规划和动物福利法：考虑为什么爱尔兰共和国的规划当局应该将动物福利法作为规划过程的一部分

动物福利立法通常规定动物所有者有义务采取行动确保动物的福利得到保护。此类立法通常要求用适当的住房为动物提供庇护。如果设施是为提供动物住房而建造的，则可能需要为开发寻求规划许可，这对于商业设施而言尤其是一个问题。爱尔兰共和国规划当局的一般做法是在规划阶段不考虑动物福利问题。关于商业犬只繁殖，本文考虑了在规划过程中未能考虑动物福利立法的影响以及这可能对动物福利、