Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34839

Dogs: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all dog rescue organisations adhere to a standardised national framework for the safe rehoming of dogs.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, any person responsible for an animal, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, has a duty to ensure the welfare of the animals in their care. Companion animal rescue and rehoming organisations in England and Wales must...

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