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Dogs: Registration

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 June 2025UIN 61454

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a registration system for pet dogs.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

We have no plans currently to introduce a registration system for pet dogs. Since 2016, all dogs over eight weeks old must be microchipped and registered with a compliant database. A separate registration system for pet dogs is therefore not necessary.

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