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Dogs: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce legislation to ban the commercial movement of pregnant dogs.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 13 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 24 Feb 2025
Answer: 25 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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13 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce legislation to ban the commercial movement of pregnant dogs.
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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25 Feb 2025
Answer published
The 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 Bill will close loopholes in the non-commercial pet travel rules that are abused b...

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