Demand mandatory CCTV cameras in all pet grooming saloons in Brazil!

After intense lobbying and pressure from animal rights groups, the Brazilian state of Parana has adopted a law that will see CCTV cameras installed in all grooming businesses within the state from the beginning of January 2016. Owners of these facilities will also need to put up a glass wall so customers are able to monitor their pets in any moment of the grooming process. Furthermore, the law stipulates that pet owners must have access to cameras installed on site upon request. Grooming businesses will either provide a user name and password and allow customers to view the grooming process in real time, or can provide a recording of the grooming afterwards, on demand. Grooming facilities must keep a copy of all recordings for a period of at least six months.

The law came into force after footage that shows grooming employees severely mistreating people’s pets has gone viral on the news and on social media. The distressing video shows how pets that misbehaved during the grooming process were slapped in the face and kicked repeatedly by irresponsible workers.

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The law is, without doubt, a highly-beneficial one. Its only flaw is that it will only be applied within the limits of the state of Parana.

A similar law needs to be adopted nationwide. Such a bill would ensure that the senseless abuse that occurs at grooming facilities all over Brazil will be significantly dimished.

In addition to the mandatory requirement of installing CCTV cameras and building up glass walls for customers, this new bill should also stipulate that grooming business must provide intensive training and perform thorough background checks on each employee.

Customers trust grooming employees with the safety of their pets – and this is no joke! Pet owners must know that their pets are handled with responsibility and care and that their pets’ safety and wellbeing is assured in every second they spend at the grooming saloon.

Such a bill would have a positive impact on animals all over Brazil. Help ensure this much-needed law will be discussed in parliament and voted in by the newly installed government.

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