Dogs: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 34839 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all dog rescue organisations adhere to a standardised national framework for the safe rehoming of dogs.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 10 Mar 2025
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, any person responsible for an animal, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, has a duty to ensure the welfare of the animals in their care. Companion animal rescue and rehoming organisations in England and Wales must...