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Cats: Animal Breeding

Asked by Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 23 October 2024UIN 9947

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 15 October 2024 to Questions 7849 and 8458 on Cats: Animal Breeding, whether his Department plans to include cat breeding in his Department's post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Defra’s post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 considers whether the Regulations have met their original objectives, their impact and effectiveness, including in relation to the protections provided to cats. The review will be published in due course.

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