United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 144849
Dogs: Imports
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22 March 2022
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28 March 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment on the effectiveness of restrictions on the import of dogs with cropped ears or docked tails.
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22 March 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment on the effectiveness of restrictions on the import of dogs with cropped ears or docked tails.
Source: Commons
28 March 2022
Answer
The practice of non-exempted mutilations such as cropping dogs' ears is abhorrent and has rightly been banned in the UK for 15 years.Importers of animals must adhere to welfare standards on the protection of animals during transport as set out in Council ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-22/144849
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1453404
- uk · wq-1453404 · source updated 28 March 2022