Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6307
Dogs: Imports
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the import of dogs with cropped ears.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerEar cropping has rightly been banned in the UK for over 15 years. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence in England and Wales to carry out a non-exempted mutilation e.g., where a surgical procedure is not carried out for medical purposes, suc...
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