Written question asked by Derek Thomas (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Animal Welfare: Charities
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of provisions in the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill on the work of animal rescue charities.
- Answer
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The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill completed second reading in the House of Commons on 15 March 2024.
In August 2021 we launched a consultation on the commercial and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain. It was a wide-ranging consultation with excellent engagement with key stakeholders including animal rescue charities. We are carefully reviewing the feedback from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and the consultation response will be published soon.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 19420
- Session
- 2023-24
- Subjects
- Animal welfare Charities Cars Dogs Imports Ferrets
- Legislation
- Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 2023-24
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- 2024-03-28 15:05:49 +0000
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