Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8458

Cats: Animal Breeding

Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to tackle (a) unethical cat breeding and (b) kitten farming.

Answer

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. Licensees must meet strict statutor...

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