English: Thank you to Luke for bringing this proposal forward. It's one I've long supported, indeed the Senedd petition for 'no pet' clauses to be banned, which was signed by more than 850 people, originated in my constituency of North Wales by Sam Swash. On a principle level, it's completely unfair that being able to own a pet is currently reliant on whether you own a house or not. The lack of legislation banning 'no pet' clauses further entrenches punishment on the growing number of people, particularly the young, who are unable to get on the housing ladder. Most of these people would prefer to have their own home, but are unable to do so because of wealth inequality, rocketing house prices and a lack of affordable housing. They're often forced to rent out of necessity, paying more in rental payments than they would in mortgage payments, such is the extent to which our housing system is broken. And to further restrict the freedom of this group of people to own a pet, which would bring them great comfort, is adding insult to injury. Any society that places restrictions on the rights of people based on whether they are affluent enough to own a property is not one that has the right to call itself progressive. Tenants and pets suffer every day across Wales because of these punitive blanket bans on pets. The single biggest reason given for dogs being handed into rehoming centres is because of a change of circumstances, which is being unable to live in a rented property with a pet. It's abundantly clear that the current legislation is failing. Encouraging landlords to be more accommodating by sharing best practice with them was never going to address this problem, as is evidenced by the fact that less than 7 per cent of private rentals are advertised as pet friendly - that's less than 7 per cent. I often hear excuses made about the potential damage that pets could cause to rental properties, yet very few private tenants who own pets cause damage to the properties they rent - it doesn't happen. To compound that, according to Shelter Cymru, 34 per cent of private rented accommodations in Wales fail to meet standards on decent living conditions anyway. When more than a third of private rented housing in Wales does not even meet acceptable living standards, it's clear that these landlords are not held to the same standards as tenants, when tenants are punished wholesale on the basis of hypothetical, potential events. The position in Wales is no longer tenable and this is only exacerbated by the fact that the UK Government, hardly known for its progressive sympathies, has already legislated to end this practice. And I would encourage the Welsh Government to implement Luke's proposal as soon as possible to ensure that we no longer discriminate against tenants with pets here in Wales.
Welsh: Diolch i Luke am gyflwyno'r cynnig hwn. Mae'n un rwyf wedi'i gefnogi ers tro, ac yn wir, mae'r ddeiseb i'r Senedd i wahardd cymalau 'dim anifeiliaid anwes', a lofnodwyd gan fwy na 850 o bobl, yn tarddu o fy etholaeth i yng Ngogledd Cymru gan Sam Swash. Ar lefel egwyddorol, mae'n gwbl annheg fod y gallu i fod yn berchen ar anifail anwes yn dibynnu, ar hyn o bryd, ar p'un a ydych yn berchen ar dŷ ai peidio. Mae diffyg deddfwriaeth sy'n gwahardd cymalau 'dim anifeiliaid anwes' yn gosod cosb bellach ar y nifer cynyddol o bobl, yn enwedig pobl ifanc, nad ydynt yn gallu mynd ar yr ysgol dai. Byddai'n well gan y rhan fwyaf o'r bobl hyn gael eu cartref eu hunain, ond ni allant wneud hynny oherwydd anghydraddoldeb cyfoeth, prisiau tai uchel iawn a phrinder tai fforddiadwy. Maent yn aml yn cael eu gorfodi i rentu o anghenraid, gan dalu mwy mewn taliadau rhent nag y byddent mewn taliadau morgais, am fod ein system dai wedi torri i'r fath raddau. Ac mae cyfyngu ymhellach ar ryddid y grŵp hwn o bobl i fod yn berchen ar anifail anwes, a fyddai'n dod â chysur mawr iddynt, yn halen ar y briw. Nid yw unrhyw gymdeithas sy'n rhoi cyfyngiadau ar hawliau pobl yn seiliedig ar eu gallu i fforddio eiddo yn un sydd â'r hawl i alw ei hun yn flaengar. Mae tenantiaid ac anifeiliaid anwes yn dioddef bob dydd ledled Cymru oherwydd y gwaharddiadau cyffredinol cosbol hyn ar anifeiliaid anwes. Y prif reswm a roddir dros roi cŵn mewn canolfannau ailgartrefu yw oherwydd newid yn amgylchiadau pobl, sef methu byw mewn eiddo rhent gydag anifail anwes. Mae'n gwbl amlwg fod y ddeddfwriaeth bresennol yn methu. Nid oedd annog landlordiaid i fod yn fwy cymwynasgar drwy rannu arferion gorau â hwy byth yn mynd i fynd i'r afael â'r broblem hon, fel yr amlygir yn y ffaith bod llai na 7 y cant o eiddo rhent preifat yn cael eu hysbysebu fel rhai sy'n gyfeillgar i anifeiliaid anwes - llai na 7 y cant. Rwy'n aml yn clywed esgusodion am y niwed posibl y gallai anifeiliaid anwes ei wneud i eiddo rhent, ac eto ychydig iawn o denantiaid preifat sy'n berchen ar anifeiliaid anwes sy'n achosi difrod i'r eiddo y maent yn ei rentu - nid yw'n digwydd. Yn ychwanegol at hynny, yn ôl Shelter Cymru, nid yw 34 y cant o lety rhent preifat yng Nghymru yn bodloni'r safonau ar gyfer amodau byw boddhaol beth bynnag. Pan nad yw mwy na thraean o dai rhent preifat yng Nghymru yn bodloni safonau byw derbyniol, mae'n amlwg nad yw'r landlordiaid hyn yn ddarostyngedig i'r un safonau â thenantiaid, pan fydd tenantiaid yn cael eu cosbi'n llym ar sail digwyddiadau damcaniaethol, posibl. Nid yw'r sefyllfa yng Nghymru yn un gynaliadwy mwyach, a chaiff hyn ei waethygu gan y ffaith bod Llywodraeth y DU, nad yw'n enwog am ei hagweddau blaengar, eisoes wedi deddfu i roi diwedd ar yr arfer hwn. A byddwn yn annog Llywodraeth Cymru i roi cynnig Luke ar waith cyn gynted â phosibl i sicrhau nad ydym yn parhau i wahaniaethu yn erbyn tenantiaid ag anifeiliaid anwes yma yng Nghymru.