English: So, I'd like to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to everybody who's spoken here today, including the Minister, and Sam Kurtz for opening the debate so well. As we've heard many times this afternoon, currently, there is no legislation in place in Wales, so anyone can set up their own rehoming organisation or sanctuary. And I have to say, most of these are set up with very good intentions. Now, whilst many animal welfare establishments in Wales achieve extremely high standards of welfare, some recent tragic case studies - and they've been mentioned here today - can attest to the fact that there are organisations and individuals operating as rescues who can sometimes become overwhelmed with animals and struggle to meet the welfare needs of the animals in their care. As well as ensuring that our selfless animal protection organisations have the support they need, regulating rescues would also make it easier to distinguish between genuine rescue and rehoming centres and back-street breeders and third-party sellers who try to bypass recent laws prohibiting third-party sales of puppies and kittens by pretending to be a rescue sanctuary. In highlighting the scale of the problem, only last month, and following a seven-month investigation by National Trading Standards and Trading Standards Wales, nearly 200 dogs were rescued from a suspected illegal puppy farm in Carmarthenshire. As Members have rightly pointed out, such as Alun Davies and his concerns about standards in some rescue centres, there's been enough talk now, and I agree with him in calling for more action from the Minister. Gareth Davies pointed out the very obvious and proactive approach that's already been taken elsewhere in the UK, and that anyone can set up a sanctuary without any regulations. Indeed, the Scottish Government has already passed regulations, which came into force on 3 September 2021. Elsewhere, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be consulting on proposals to regulate the sector in England by late 2021-22. This is why I share in the disappointment registered by both the Blue Cross and the Companion Animal Welfare Group Wales that the timelines laid out in the Welsh Government's animal welfare plan show a real lack of urgency, which could lead to exploitation by unscrupulous breeders and leave Wales lagging behind other nations. Despite more than two decades of devolution, the Welsh Government's slow pace of action in this area has now led to Wales being unsympathetically dubbed as the puppy farming capital of the UK. That is not a moniker that we want to stick, and inaction leaves our charitable sector to pick up the pieces. It is precisely for this reason that the likes of Dogs Trust want to work with the Welsh Government towards regulation of rehoming organisations and sanctuaries, ensuring full traceability of all puppies bred and sold. I know the Minister knows I've gone on and on about this, but I hate it when I see on Facebook people breeding dogs for profit and then trying to sell them on Facebook at very young ages. So, I hope that today's support for this Welsh Conservative motion will urge the Minister to review the timetable for regulations and work with stakeholders to confront this scourge. Thank you to Cefin Campbell for his contribution outlining just how outdated the animal companion legislation has become, and also for pledging the support of Plaid Cymru for our motion. Natasha Asghar paid tribute to those good organisations who are safeguarding our four-legged friends. Darren Millar talked about Blue, his rescue whippet, and also mentioned North Clwyd Animal Rescue - my late parents were very pleased and absolutely loved their little dog they got from there - and mentioned the Welsh Mountain Zoo and the RSPCA in Bryn-y-maen. Jane Dodds talked about Arthur as an ex-racing greyhound and the benefit of the good rehoming centres, but that training, support and regulation is vital. With an estimated 650,000 dogs living in 440,000 Welsh homes, and an estimated 607,000 cats living in 26 per cent of Welsh households, it is clear that we are a proud nation of animal lovers. Carolyn Thomas, thank you for your contribution and for speaking about the risks of taking in additional animals, and that actually then all the reasons that these people set out hoping to safeguard animals become part of a bigger problem. As Father Christmas begins to saddle up his sleigh and the reindeer bells begin to chime overhead, let us all remember that a pet is for life and not just for the festive holidays. They are ceaselessly loving, sentient and endlessly loyal members of our families. So, let's ensure that we have the means, the time, and the wherewithal now, Minister, the legislation that we need, to ensure that we provide the life of happiness that they so desperately deserve. Thank you. Diolch, Llywydd.
Welsh: Felly, hoffwn ddechrau drwy fynegi fy niolchgarwch diffuant i bawb sydd wedi siarad yma heddiw, gan gynnwys y Gweinidog, a Sam Kurtz am agor y ddadl mor dda. Fel y clywsom droeon y prynhawn yma, ar hyn o bryd nid oes deddfwriaeth ar waith yng Nghymru, felly gall unrhyw un sefydlu ei sefydliad neu ei loches ei hun. Ac mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud, mae'r rhan fwyaf o'r rhain wedi'u sefydlu gyda bwriadau da iawn. Nawr, er bod llawer o sefydliadau lles anifeiliaid yng Nghymru yn cyrraedd safonau lles uchel iawn, gall rhai astudiaethau achos trasig yn ddiweddar - ac fe'u crybwyllwyd yma heddiw - dystio i'r ffaith bod sefydliadau ac unigolion sy'n gweithredu fel canolfannau achub weithiau'n cael eu llethu gan ormod o anifeiliaid ac yn ei chael yn anodd diwallu anghenion lles yr anifeiliaid yn eu gofal. Yn ogystal â sicrhau bod ein sefydliadau diogelu anifeiliaid anhunanol yn cael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt, byddai rheoleiddio canolfannau achub hefyd yn ei gwneud yn haws gwahaniaethu rhwng canolfannau achub ac ailgartrefu go iawn a bridwyr stryd gefn a gwerthwyr trydydd parti sy'n ceisio osgoi cyfreithiau diweddar i wahardd gwerthu cŵn a chathod bach gan drydydd parti drwy esgus eu bod yn lloches. I dynnu sylw at faint y broblem, y mis diwethaf, yn dilyn ymchwiliad saith mis gan Safonau Masnach Cenedlaethol a Safonau Masnach Cymru, achubwyd bron i 200 o gŵn o fferm yr amheuid ei bod yn gwerthu cŵn bach yn anghyfreithlon yn sir Gaerfyrddin. Fel y mae'r Aelodau wedi dweud yn gywir, megis Alun Davies a'i bryderon ynglŷn â safonau mewn rhai canolfannau achub, rydym wedi cael digon o siarad yn awr, ac rwy'n cytuno â'i alwad am fwy o weithredu gan y Gweinidog. Tynnodd Gareth Davies sylw at y dull amlwg a rhagweithiol iawn a weithredir eisoes mewn rhannau eraill o'r DU, ac y gall unrhyw un sefydlu lloches heb unrhyw reoliadau. Yn wir, mae Llywodraeth yr Alban eisoes wedi pasio rheoliadau a ddaeth i rym ar 3 Medi 2021. Mewn mannau eraill, bydd Adran yr Amgylchedd, Bwyd a Materion Gwledig yn ymgynghori ar gynigion i reoleiddio'r sector yn Lloegr erbyn diwedd 2021-22. Dyna pam fy mod yn rhannu'r siom a fynegwyd gan Blue Cross a Grŵp Lles Anifeiliaid Anwes Cymru fod yr amserlenni a nodir yng nghynllun lles anifeiliaid Llywodraeth Cymru yn dangos diffyg brys gwirioneddol a allai arwain at gamfanteisio gan fridwyr diegwyddor a gadael Cymru ar ei hôl hi o gymharu â gwledydd eraill. Er gwaethaf mwy na dau ddegawd o ddatganoli, mae camau gweithredu araf Llywodraeth Cymru yn y maes hwn bellach wedi arwain at enwi Cymru'n brifddinas ffermio cŵn bach y DU. Nid yw hwnnw'n enw rydym am ei gadw, ac mae diffyg gweithredu yn gadael ein sector elusennol i ymdopi â'r canlyniadau. Am yr union reswm hwn mae'r Dogs Trust a'u tebyg am weithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru i reoleiddio sefydliadau ailgartrefu a llochesau, er mwyn sicrhau y gellir olrhain pob ci bach sy'n cael ei fridio a'i werthu. Rwy'n gwybod bod y Gweinidog wedi fy nghlywed yn siarad am hyn droeon, ond rwy'n casáu gweld pobl ar Facebook sy'n bridio cŵn am elw ac yn ceisio'u gwerthu ar Facebook yn ifanc iawn. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y gefnogaeth heddiw i'r cynnig hwn gan y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn annog y Gweinidog i adolygu'r amserlen ar gyfer rheoliadau ac i weithio gyda rhanddeiliaid i ymladd y malltod hwn. Diolch i Cefin Campbell am ei gyfraniad yn amlinellu pa mor hen ffasiwn yw'r ddeddfwriaeth anifeiliaid anwes bellach, a hefyd am addo cefnogaeth Plaid Cymru i'n cynnig. Talodd Natasha Asghar deyrnged i'r sefydliadau da hynny sy'n diogelu ein ffrindiau pedair coes. Soniodd Darren Millar am Blue, ei filgi bach o ganolfan achub, a soniodd hefyd am Achub Anifeiliaid Gogledd Clwyd - roedd fy niweddar rieni wrth eu boddau gyda'r ci bach a gawsant oddi yno - a soniodd am Sw Mynydd Cymru a'r RSPCA ym Mryn-y-maen. Siaradodd Jane Dodds am Arthur, milgi a arferai rasio, a budd canolfannau ailgartrefu da, ond bod hyfforddiant, cymorth a rheoleiddio yn hanfodol. Gyda'r amcangyfrif fod 650,000 o gŵn yn byw mewn 440,000 o gartrefi yng Nghymru, a'r amcangyfrif fod 607,000 o gathod yn byw ar 26 y cant o aelwydydd Cymru, mae'n amlwg ein bod yn genedl falch o bobl sy'n dwli ar anifeiliaid. Carolyn Thomas, diolch am eich cyfraniad ac am siarad am y risgiau wrth dderbyn anifeiliaid ychwanegol, a bod yr holl resymau y mae'r bobl hyn yn dechrau arni gan obeithio y byddant yn diogelu anifeiliaid yn dod yn rhan o broblem fwy mewn gwirionedd. Wrth i Siôn Corn ddechrau paratoi ei sled a chlychau ceirw'n dechrau canu uwchben, gadewch i bawb ohonom gofio bod anifail anwes i'w gadw am oes ac nid dros yr ŵyl yn unig. Maent yn aelodau gwastadol gariadus, ymdeimladol a ffyddlon o'n teuluoedd. Felly, gadewch inni sicrhau bod gennym y modd, yr amser, a'r adnoddau yn awr, Weinidog, y ddeddfwriaeth sydd ei hangen arnom, i sicrhau ein bod yn darparu'r bywyd hapus y maent yn ei haeddu mor enbyd. Diolch, Lywydd.