Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 128956 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of breeding and ownership of brachycephalic animals.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 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 ...