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Dogs: China

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 25 June 2025UIN 61081

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds data on dogs being transported to China for use as meat for human consumption.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

APHA, Defra’s executive agency, has data on the number of commercial and non-commercial dogs exported to China. The system does not record the purpose of movement for commercial dogs and therefore does not hold data on dogs being exported to China for use as meat for human consumption.

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