Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 46493
Cats: Animal Breeding
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban deliberate breeding of domestic cats with 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.