Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61081

Dogs: China

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds data on dogs being transported to China for use as meat for human consumption.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
APHA, Defra’s executive agency, has data on the number of commercial and non-commercial dogs exported to China. The system does not record the purpose of movement for commercial dogs and therefore does not hold data on dogs being exported to China for use...

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