Dogs: Smuggling
Commons · Question 17736 · Tabled 3 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help prevent international puppy smuggling.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 11 Dec 2024
As outlined in our manifesto, we are committed to ending puppy smuggling. The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The Bill wil...