Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 45837
Cats: Animal Breeding
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to ban deliberate breeding of domestic cats with any non-domestic felid species.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendations.