Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22397

Dogs: Animal Breeding

Tabled: 7 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to regulate the use of stud dogs in dog breeding.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) anyone in the business of breeding and selling dogs and/or who breeds three or more litters in a 12-month period needs to have a valid l...

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