Cats: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 83551 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to update the 2017 Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats; and if she will meet with animal welfare organisations to seek their input on this matter.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 27 Oct 2025
Defra is developing an overarching approach to animal welfare and has initiated a series of meetings with key animal welfare stakeholders as part of this work. The department will continue to engage with the sector to help improve cat welfare practices.