Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 57483

Rescue Services: Dogs and Cats

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to regulate dog and cat rescue services.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Rescue and rehoming establishments in England must provide for the five basic welfare needs of the animals set out in the Animal Welfare Act 2006.This Government will introduce the most ambitious plan to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Departm...

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