Dogs: Meat
Commons · Question 13591 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Steve Yemm
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to outlaw the consumption of dog meat.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 18 Nov 2024
The Government has seen no evidence that dog meat is being sold or consumed in this country. There are strict rules for food businesses on the slaughter and production of meat for human consumption in the United Kingdom and dog or cat meat would not be pe...