Dogs: Brucellosis
Commons · Question 9303 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the spread of Brucella canis.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 22 Oct 2024
The Government takes biosecurity seriously and has taken steps to mitigate the risk of Brucella canis. Disease risk is monitored carefully and is kept under regular review. Defra made detection of Brucella canis in dogs reportable in April 2021. The Depar...