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Cats: Animal Breeding

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 25 April 2025UIN 46493

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban deliberate breeding of domestic cats with non-domestic felid species.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendations.

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