Dogs: Animal Breeding
Commons · Question 11211 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published on 22 December 2025, what her Department's planned timetable is for launching th
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 25 Jun 2026
This Government is committed to ending puppy farming and the low welfare breeding of dogs. As part of the Animal Welfare Strategy, this Government has committed to launch a consultation on dog breeding reform. Next steps will be announced in due course.