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Bill Documents
13 Mar 2024 - Delegated Powers Memorandum
Memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 2023-24

Found: OFFICIAL – SENSITIVE 1 ANIMAL WELFARE (IMPORT OF DOGS, CATS AND FERRETS) BILL Memorandum from


Commons Chamber
Social Media Access in Prisons - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Edward Argar (Con - Charnwood) of possessing a communications device in a prison without authorisation, while those who are caught smuggling - Speech Link


Early Day Motion
Puppy smuggling (29 Signatures)
20 Nov 2023
Tabled by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian)
That this House recognises the vile puppy smuggling trade and sterling efforts by Dogs Trust to end this cruel practice; shares the deep fears of many people about the suffering of dogs and puppies at the hands of smugglers; recognises the seriousness of this welfare issue and acknowledges the disappointment …
Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
2nd reading - Mon 18 Dec 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Ruth Jones (Lab - Newport West) Where is the action to stop puppy smuggling? Where is the plan to stop pet theft? - Speech Link
2: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) and puppy smuggling, and to stop the import of dogs that have had their ears horrifically cropped, of - Speech Link
3: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) The fourth was puppy smuggling. - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We have criminal puppy-smuggling gangs bringing dogs across from the Republic of Ireland into Northern - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Duncan Baker (Con - North Norfolk) take steps to implement a dog groomers charter mark that includes a register of serious injuries for dogs - Speech Link
2: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, groomers must protect dogs under their control from harm and provide - Speech Link
3: Duncan Baker (Con - North Norfolk) further legislative steps can be taken to regulate the dog grooming industry and ensure the safety of all dogs - Speech Link
4: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) pathway, ensuring the microchipping of cats, and backing critical legislation to crack down on puppy smuggling - Speech Link


Deposited Papers
Home Office

Feb. 22 2010

Source Page: Protecting our border, protecting the public: the UK Border Agency’s five year strategy for enforcing our immigration rules and addressing immigration and cross border crime. Incl. annexes. 40 p.
Document: DEP2010-0444.pdf (PDF)

Found: Combining customs and immigration powers it forms our ˛rst line of defence against the smuggling of


Parliamentary Research
Pet Abduction Bill: HL Bill 62 of 2023–24 - LLN-2024-0019
Apr. 25 2024

Found: It said there w ere an estimated 10 million dogs in the UK and therefore dog thefts were “low volume


Bill Documents
25 Apr 2024 - Briefing papers
Pet Abduction Bill: HL Bill 62 of 2023–24
Pet Abduction Act 2024

Found: It said there w ere an estimated 10 million dogs in the UK and therefore dog thefts were “low volume


Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Animal and Plant Health Agency

Feb. 13 2024

Source Page: FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: May 2023
Document: Illegal Puppy imports 2018 - 2022 (PDF)

Found: trading standards investigation are found to be non- compliant Whilst the number of ‘illegally landed’ dogs


Commons Chamber
Pet Abduction Bill
2nd reading - Fri 19 Jan 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Anna Firth (Con - Southend West) Tilly’s Angels unites owners with lost dogs and cats. - Speech Link
2: Lyn Brown (Lab - West Ham) landing at Dogs Trust and the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home because people can no longer afford to - Speech Link
3: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) We have Waltham Forest for Cats and Waltham Forest 4 Dogs. - Speech Link
4: Daniel Zeichner (Lab - Cambridge) of farm animals; puppy smuggling; cruel mutilation such as ear and tail cropping; and the pain of pet - Speech Link