Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16243
Pets: Smuggling
Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Question
Johanna Baxter
Labour — Paisley and Renfrewshire South
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) cats and (b) kittens in legislation to prevent pet smuggling.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The measures in the Bill will extend to cats and kittens, and close loopholes exploite...
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