Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 45998
Cats: Animal Breeding
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Animal Welfare Committee’s December 2024 recommendation on banning the importation of any
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.