Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 124365 · 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 discussions she has had with the Advertising Standards Authority on the portrayal of brachycephalic animals in advertising.
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 ...