Rejected petition Support the kennels and cattery's of Wales

The pet boarding industry has been severely hit by the pandemic and have seen customer numbers fall to zero. Many establishments don't meet the criteria for the current financial help available.
Under normal circumstances they are successful business' providing a valuable service and hundreds of jobs throughout Wales. Many have kept their doors open to help key workers and those requiring hospitalization with some running at a loss to do so.
They need financial support to help them survive.

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If we allow these business to fail hundreds of jobs will be lost and many owners and their families will lose their homes.

Despite the obvious problems council's have continued to charge licensing fees, with some council's even increasing those fees for 2021.

Losing these businesses will have a knock on affect for the tourism sector with many pet owner being unable to find suitable accommodation for their pets while they are away. Those that are lucky enough to get a place will face increased charges as demand will massively outweigh supply.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the Senedd or Welsh Government to do. Petitions need to call on the Senedd or Government to take a specific action.

It is not clear from the petition why kennels and catteries have been unable to receive financial support under existing support schemes or what would need to change to meet the aims of your petition. You could try submitting a new petition with more details about why these businesses have not been able to access financial support.

There are several petitions in relation to different aspects of the financial support available to businesses during the pandemic, and we cannot publish petitions which call for the same or very similar actions to other petitions.

You may wish to support existing petitions on similar matters:

Grants for limited companies left out of any support due to COVID-19
https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244219

Or you can follow the Petitions Committee’s discussions of the following petition:

Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of Small Business Rates Relief in Wales
https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28918

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Date submitted 14 October 2020
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