Found: The Department considered further views expressed by stakeholders during the policy development and cats
Report Apr. 23 2024
Committee: European Scrutiny CommitteeFound: the Council as regards the validity requirements for the rabies antibody titration tests for dogs, cats
Found: Dogs and cats are the most commonly kept pets in the United Kingdom, with around one in four households
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential ban on importing dogs and cats under the age of six months; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that ban on levels of illegal pet trade.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Defra regularly engages with relevant stakeholders, on tackling the illegal pet trade, including prohibiting the import of puppies and kittens under the age of six months.
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 will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of puppies under six months old. By its very nature, it is difficult to assess the full extent of the illegal pet trade. The measures in the Bill will close loopholes exploited by unscrupulous traders, help reduce the low welfare movement of pets into Great Britain and crack down on the illegal smuggling of dogs and puppies.
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources allocated to enforcement agencies responsible for checking pets entering the UK to effectively counter puppy and kitten smuggling.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Defra regularly engages with enforcement agencies regarding tackling illegal pet smuggling and appropriate resourcing.
Local authorities and the Animal and Plant Health Agency are responsible for enforcing pet travel and commercial import requirements.
Authorised carriers and pet checkers have the delegated responsibility for conducting pet checks on non-commercial movements. They can refuse travel for non-compliant animals or share intelligence with the Animal and Plant Health Agency who can intercept at the port or border if non-compliance is suspected.
Apr. 22 2024
Source Page: Quality Prescribing Strategy for Respiratory A Guide for Improvement 2024-2027Found: Control Test (ACT) 7/25 • RadioAllergosorbent Test (RAST) – High positive dogs, moderate positive cats
Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) I absolutely agree with him that we need to attack the fat cats as much as we attack those who are much - Speech Link
Found: Friday 19 April 2024 2 has been implanted with a microchip pursuant to the Microchipping of Cats
Mentions:
1: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) Likewise, I echo my thanks to my committee members and to Kate and Kelvin, who kept the herd of cats - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Peter Gibson (Con - Darlington) It is right that we do much in this place to protect animals, including the dogs and cats that we have - Speech Link