United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3358
Dogs: Smuggling
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30 August 2024
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9 September 2024 · Answer
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9 September 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of puppies illegally smuggled into the UK for sale in the last five years.
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30 August 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of puppies illegally smuggled into the UK for sale in the last five years.
Source: Commons
9 September 2024
Answer
By its very nature, we cannot know the true extent of puppy smuggling operations. However, the Animal and Plant Health Agency does hold data on the numbers of interceptions and detentions. In 2023, there were over 500 landings of cats and dogs intercepted...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3358
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1726170
- uk · wq-1726170 · source updated 9 September 2024