Cats: Animal Breeding
Commons · Question 83267 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the cross-breeding of exotic cats with domestic cat breeds.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 27 Oct 2025
The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices which included their research into the management and welfare of hybrid breeding. We are carefully considering the...