Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the smuggling of cats into the UK.

Criminal offences already exist for cats brought into this country in breach of current import requirements.

In Autumn 2021 we consulted on further proposed changes to the rules governing the commercial and non-commercial movement of cats, dogs and ferrets into Great Britain.

We are carefully reviewing the feedback from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, including Cats Protection, and a summary will be published in due course.