Question follow-through · 9009
Pets: Animal Welfare and Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle (a) puppy and kitten smuggling and (b) ear cropping of dogs.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 · 4 Nov 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle (a) puppy and kitten smuggling and (b) ear cropping of dogs.
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2024
Answer published
This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto we will end puppy smuggling. Ear cropping has rightly been banned in the UK for over 15 years. Under the...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
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