Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 23 October 2023.
Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to regulate the breeding of cats to protect cats and their kittens.
Lord Benyon
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations), anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets needs to have a valid licence issued by their local authority. Licensees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards which are enforced by local authorities who have powers to issue, refuse, vary or revoke licences.
Defra has been working on a post-implementation review of the Regulations in line with the requirements of the Regulations’ review clause. This review considers whether the Regulations have met their objectives, and where there could be scope to further improve the protections they provide to breeding cats and their offspring. The review will be published soon.
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