Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22396

Dogs: Animal Breeding

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Animal Welfare Committee’s December 2024 opinion on specialised dog reproductive practices.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The department is carefully considering the Animal Welfare Committee’s findings and will outline any next steps in due course. Any policy changes would be made with appropriate engagement with stakeholders.