Cats and Dogs: Coronavirus

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of (a) puppy farming, (b) puppy smuggling and (c) third-party sales of puppies and kittens.

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1. 15 July 2020

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of (a) puppy farming, (b) puppy smuggling and (c) third-party sales of puppies and kittens.

   Source: Commons

2. 24 July 2020

   Answer

   Defra is in regular contact with the companion animal welfare sector to discuss matters including dog breeding and sales activity. There has been a high level of demand for pets as more people have been staying at home during the Covid-19 outbreak. We rec...

   Source: Written answer

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