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Cats: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect cats and kittens from exploitation by regulating cat breeding.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
19 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect cats and kittens from exploitation by regulating cat breeding.

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Animal Welfare Strategy was published on 22 December 2025 and sets out thepriorities for animal welfare for England. It is a comprehensive set of reforms which will improve the lives of millions of animals. As set out in the strategy, the Government’s...

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