Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87943

Pets: Sales

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Kevin Bonavia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a certification system to help prevent the (a) selling and (b) purchasing of pets that have not been neutered.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Owners of cats and dogs are supported by the Government’s welfare codes of practice, which can be found here: Code of practice for the welfare of dogs and Code of practice for the welfare of cats. The codes signpost owners to advice on neutering. Under t...

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