United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 61331
Cats: Animal Welfare
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11 October 2022
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20 October 2022 · Answer
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20 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of animal welfare protections for serval cats.
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11 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of animal welfare protections for serval cats.
Source: Commons
20 October 2022
Answer
When kept privately as pets, pure servals require a licence under Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. While the focus of the 1976 Act is public safety, licensing conditions also provide for animal welfare protections, such as the provision of accommodation t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-11/61331
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1520638
- uk · wq-1520638 · source updated 20 October 2022