Written questions

Cats: Animal Breeding

Commons · Question 46493 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban deliberate breeding of domestic cats with 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.