United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 16243
Pets: Smuggling
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26 November 2024
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2 December 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) cats and (b) kittens in legislation to prevent pet smuggling.
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26 November 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) cats and (b) kittens in legislation to prevent pet smuggling.
Source: Commons
2 December 2024
Answer
The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The measures in the Bill will extend to cats and kittens, and close loopholes exploite...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-26/16243
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1744562
- uk · wq-1744562 · source updated 2 December 2024