Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68759

Dogs: Animal Breeding

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 24 July 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on new dog breeding laws.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Animal welfare is a devolved matter in the UK. This means that responsibility for animal welfare policy in each of the nations, including the regulation of dog breeding, is the responsibility of the relevant nation’s Ministers. Defra works closely with th...

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