Pets: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 12373 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with animal welfare charities to discuss (i) puppy and cat smuggling and (ii) a ban of electronic shock collars
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 15 Nov 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. We will also be considering available evidence around the use of hand-contr...