Mar. 12 2024
Source Page: Opinion on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambsFound: The UK currently imports around one third of the sheep meat that it consumes, over 70% of which comes
Mar. 12 2024
Source Page: Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 27 September 2023: EIR releaseFound: made to these vet practices enables veterinary cover to be ensured for the livestock, and working dogs
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the illegal smuggling of cats and kittens into the UK.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government takes the illegal importation of pets seriously. It is an abhorrent trade which causes suffering to animals.
We operate one of the most rigorous and robust pet travel checking regimes in Europe. The Animal and Plant Health Agency works collaboratively with Border Force and other operational partners at ports, airports and inland, sharing intelligence to enforce the Pet Travel rules, disrupt illegal imports, safeguard the welfare of animals and seize non-compliant animals.
We are aware that Selaine Saxby MP has introduced a Private Members’ Bill on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets. In accordance with Parliamentary convention, the Government will set out its formal position on this Bill when it receives its Second Reading.
Published - Tuesday 5th March 2024
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThese Regulations amend the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2033, “the 2013 Regulations”) in respect of Great Britain only.
Found: medicinal product for an animal species other than cattle, sheep for meat production, pigs, chickens, dogs
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Government brings in Veterinary Medicines Regulations legislationFound: Marketing authorisation for parallel import We propose d to remove th e option for MAs for parallel imports
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Government brings in Veterinary Medicines Regulations legislationFound: Marketing authorisation for parallel import We propose d to remove th e option for MAs for parallel imports
Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) has the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) - Speech Link
2: Steven Bonnar (SNP - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) Their high animal welfare standards go unrewarded, and they are penalised by being undercut by imports - Speech Link
3: Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion) It sets out the situation regarding food production and consumption, as well as exports and imports, - Speech Link
4: Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion) These standards could safeguard high-quality, climate-friendly markets that are open to imports from - Speech Link
5: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con - The Cotswolds) Embracing these food technologies can help boost domestic production and reduce reliance on imports. - Speech Link
Laid - 4 Mar 2024 In Force Not stated
These Regulations amend the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2033, “the 2013 Regulations”) in respect of Great Britain only.
Found: medicinal product for an animal species other than cattle, sheep for meat production, pigs, chickens, dogs
Oral Evidence Feb. 27 2024
Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agricultureFound: At the same time, we are liberalising our market and opening it up to more sugar imports.
Asked by: Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The practice of non-exempted mutilations such as cropping dogs' ears is abhorrent and has rightly been banned in the UK for over 10 years.
In August 2021, we consulted on proposed changes to the commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into Great Britain including the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
We are carefully reviewing the feedback from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published in due course.