United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 183516
Dogs: Animal Welfare
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2 May 2023
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9 May 2023 · Answer
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9 May 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the cropping of dogs’ ears.
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2 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the cropping of dogs’ ears.
Source: Commons
9 May 2023
Answer
The cropping of a dog’s ears is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Now that the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 has come into force, anyone convicted of such an offence, faces being sent to prison for up to five years, or receiving an unli...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-02/183516
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1625169
- uk · wq-1625169 · source updated 9 May 2023