Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97477
Dogs: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Dr Peter Prinsley
Labour — Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce specific regulations or mandatory safety standards for commercial dog swimming pools, in the context of recent reports of dog injuries associated with un
Answer
Dame Angela EagleUnder the Animal Welfare Act 2006 it is an offence to cause physical or mental suffering to animals, which would include in settings such as commercial dog swimming pools. Whilst the Government has no plans to introduce specific legislation aimed at regul...
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