Cats: Animal Breeding
Commons · Question 45837 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to ban deliberate breeding of domestic cats with any non-domestic felid species.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 25 Apr 2025
The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendations.