Cats: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 104682 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cats are included in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Jan 2026
The Animal Welfare Strategy was published on 22 December and sets out priorities for animal welfare, focusing on the changes and improvements the Government aim to achieve by 2030. In the Strategy Defra has committed to take steps to improve the uptake of...