Dogs: Smuggling
Commons · Question 28547 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Imogen Walker
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of checks on the welfare and age of dogs imported into Great Britain for sale.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Sep 2026
The UK has one of the toughest pet border checking regimes in the world and this Government is committed to preserving the high standards of biosecurity and animal welfare. The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 gives the Governmen...