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Cats: Animal Breeding

Commons · Question 19207 · Tabled 10 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to regulate cat breeding.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 17 Dec 2024

Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets needs to have a valid licence issued by their local authority. Licensees must meet strict statutor...