Found: Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Baroness Hayman of Ullock re: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: Letter from Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Defra) re: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: .  Dogs Trust strongly supports the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill and is hopeful

Found: and non- commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets as set out in the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Baroness Hayman of Ullock re: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scoping review published in Animal Welfare on 4 November, The canine welfare, public health and environmental impact of systemic under-regulation within the UK puppy trade; and what action they will take to address the issues highlighted in it.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As outlined in our manifesto, the Government will end puppy smuggling and bring an end to puppy farming. To deliver this we are supporting the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill which will close loopholes in the non-commercial pet travel rules that are abused by unscrupulous traders and give the Government powers to prevent the supply of low-welfare pets to the United Kingdom.

We are considering the most effective way to end puppy farming, including assessing a range of evidence, and will set out next steps in due course.

We call on Parliament to amend the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill to allow exemptions for genuine rescue dogs with cropped ears or docked tails. Exemptions should apply only to registered organisations with proof of shelter origin.

Found: We call on Parliament to amend the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill to allow exemptions

We ask Parliament to include an exemption in the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill for registered charities and approved, responsible rescue organisations to rehome adult, disease tested dogs, who were previously docked as working hunting dogs abroad.

Found: We ask Parliament to include an exemption in the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee report on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: extend to Scotland or have a potential impact in Scotland, including the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Following the lodging of a Legislative Consent

Found: powers in UK Bills (see our reports related to the Mental Health Bill, the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: our Report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Found: recent reports: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill