Dogs: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 124356 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the incidence of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in domestically-bred dogs.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 14 Apr 2026
Dog breeders licensed under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations are prohibited from breeding dogs if it can be reasonably expected that on the basis of their genotype, phenotype or health, this would lead to welfare ...