United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 14093
Dogs: Import Controls
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16 February 2024
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27 February 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the import of dogs with cropped ears.
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16 February 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the import of dogs with cropped ears.
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27 February 2024
Answer
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is already an offence in England and Wales to carry out a non-exempted mutilation, including the cropping of a dog’s ears or the docking of their tails. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 creates tougher penalti...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-16/14093
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1689155
- uk · wq-1689155 · source updated 27 February 2024