Pets: Animal Welfare and Smuggling
Commons · Question 9009 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Louie French
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.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 21 Oct 2024
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...