United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL7081
Cats and Dogs: Animal Welfare
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30 March 2023
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11 April 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what assessment they have made of the necessity of considering cats and dogs together for the purposes of that legislation given the lack of d
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30 March 2023
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what assessment they have made of the necessity of considering cats and dogs together for the purposes of that legislation given the lack of d
Source: Lords
11 April 2023
Answer
The introduction of compulsory cat microchipping in England is intended to increase the likelihood that lost or stolen pet cats can be reunited with their keeper, benefitting cat welfare. The extension of compulsory microchipping to pet cats was supported...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-30/HL7081
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1609427
- uk · wq-1609427 · source updated 11 April 2023