Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“Whether he plans to regulate the breeding of cats.”
Tabled: 30 January 2025Answered: 6 February 2025
Asked by
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets needs to have a valid licence issued by their local authority, and licensees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards, which are enforced by local authorities.