Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru), on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.
Ear cropping dogs
That this house notes with concern that figures released by the RSPCA show a 621 per cent increase in the number of reports of dogs who have had their ears cropped between 2015-2020, despite the practice being illegal in England and Wales; further notes that the RSPCA are concerned that dogs are being sent abroad for cropping or being purchased and imported from overseas; believes that ear cropping is a barbaric practice; and calls on the Government to ban the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1705
- Session
- 2019-21
- Other sponsors
- Mike Penning
- Jonathan Edwards
- Jim Shannon
- Paula Barker
- Olivia Blake
- Subjects
- Animal welfare Dogs RSPCA
- Link
- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
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- 2022-02-14 21:22:12 +0000
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