Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61457
Animal Housing: Registration
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure animal shelters are (a) appropriately registered and (b) operating ethically.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerRescue and rehoming establishments in England must comply with statutory welfare requirements set out in the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Defra engages regularly with stakeholders across the animal welfare sector, including on issues relating to rescue and re...
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