Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
(asked on 18th April 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what their timeline is for implementing clause 43 of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill regarding the taking of a dog without lawful authority; and what plans they have, if any, to extend that clause to apply to cats.
This question was answered on 25th April 2023
The addition of cats to the pet abduction offence in the Kept Animals Bill was raised at Commons Committee Stage. We are considering it carefully. The next stage of the Bill will be announced in the usual way.