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2.—(1) Cats within the premises must be prevented from coming into direct contact with other animals from outside the premises.
(2) There must be a safe, secure, waterproof roof over the entire cat unit.
(3) A cat unit may only be shared by cats from the same household.
(4) Communal exercise areas are not permitted.
(5) Each cat unit must be clearly numbered and there must be a system in place which ensures that information about the cat or cats in each cat unit is available to all staff and any inspector.
(6) Each cat unit must provide the cat with sufficient space to—
(a)walk,
(b)turn around,
(c)stand on its hind legs,
(d)hold its tail erect,
(e)climb,
(f)rest on the elevated area, and
(g)lie down fully stretched out,
without touching another cat or the walls.
(7) Each cat unit must have sufficient space for each cat to sit, rest, eat and drink away from the area where it urinates and defecates.
(8) Cats must have constant access to their sleeping area.
(9) A litter tray and safe and absorbent litter material must be provided at all times in each cat unit and litter trays must be regularly cleaned and disinfected.
(10) Each cat unit must include an elevated area.
(11) Adjoining cat units must have solid barriers covering the full height and full width of the adjoining wall.
(12) Any gaps between cat units must be a minimum of 0.6 metres wide.
(13) Any cat taken out of a cat unit must be secured in a suitable carrier.
(14) The sleeping area must form part of the cat unit and be free from draughts.
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