Cat Breeding Regulation 2025-02-06
2025-02-06
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Q1
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The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018 require licences for dog breeding businesses but do not explicitly cover cats.
Why has the 2018 regulations on animal breeding focused merely on dogs and not cat breeding? Can the Minister assure me that he will look at updating the regulations to include cats?
Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018, anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets needs a valid licence from their local authority. The Minister acknowledges that there is room for updating regulations to address current feline breeding practices based on the recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee.
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Assessment & feedback
The MP asked for a specific commitment to update regulations, but the Minister did not provide an exact timeline or detailed plan.
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Q2
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There are 12.5 million cat owners in the UK, with hundreds of thousands of cats killed annually by vehicles.
Given that there are 12.5 million cat owners and hundreds of thousands of cats killed every year, why hasn't the previous Government's agreement to include cats in the Road Safety Act been implemented? This means that cats are often hit without any legal requirement for reporting.
While this issue has been widely discussed, our advice suggests it would be difficult to enforce in practice. However, we recognise the distress and concern caused by these incidents.
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Assessment & feedback
The MP asked for a commitment regarding road safety legislation for cats, but the Minister did not commit to specific action or policy changes.
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