United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9279
Dogs: Smuggling
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11 January 2024
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22 January 2024 · Answer
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22 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties for people illegally importing dogs.
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11 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties for people illegally importing dogs.
Source: Commons
22 January 2024
Answer
The Government takes the illegal importation of pets seriously. It is an abhorrent trade which causes suffering to animals. In August 2021, the Government launched an 8-week consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial and non-commercial moveme...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-11/9279
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1681626
- uk · wq-1681626 · source updated 22 January 2024