Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19207

Cats: Animal Breeding

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to regulate cat breeding.

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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