Question follow-through · 16842
Cats and Dogs: Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the breeding of (a) cats and (b) dogs with exaggerated characteristics.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the breeding of (a) cats and (b) dogs with exaggerated characteristics.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2024
Answer published
Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, licensed dog breeders and pet sellers, who breed and sell puppies and kittens, must meet and maintain strict license conditions designed to protect their anim...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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