Dogs: Animal Breeding
Commons · Question 106841 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's policy paper entitled Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published on 22 December 2025, whether her Department plans to publish a timetable for the
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Jan 2026
Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, anyone in the business of breeding and selling dogs and/or who breeds three or more litters in a twelve-month period needs to have a valid licence from their ...