Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18204

Animal Welfare: Pets

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of Battersea’s new Cost of Cute campaign.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Defra recognises the importance of conformation and genetic health in dogs and cats and supports education of owners and breeders to promote responsible breeding. As part of the Animal Welfare Strategy, this Government has committed to launch a consultati...

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