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Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 15 Mar 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Selaine Saxby (Con - North Devon) of the debate.The Bill will ban the import of puppies and kittens under six months and dogs and cats - Speech Link
2: Samantha Dixon (Lab - City of Chester) I welcome the fact that it will ban the import of puppies and kittens under six months old, and dogs - Speech Link
3: Heather Wheeler (Con - South Derbyshire) It will ban the import of puppies, kittens and ferrets under the age of six months, ensuring that they - Speech Link
4: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) We will ban the import of ear-cropped dogs, but we need to think, too, about banning the onward sale - Speech Link
5: Sarah Champion (Lab - Rotherham) worth up to £3 billion in the UK with the sale of up to 2 million puppies annually, and as much as 50% - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Constitution Directorate

Dec. 16 2023

Source Page: Correspondence in relation to offshore wind: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300344494 - Information release (PDF)

Found: Correspondence in relation to offshore wind: FOI release


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) - Wed 21 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Trudy Harrison (CON - Copeland) Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) introduced a Bill to ban the import of hunting trophies, - Speech Link
2: Trudy Harrison (CON - Copeland) We will take forward our plans to ban the import of young puppies, heavily pregnant dogs, and dogs with - Speech Link
3: Claire Hanna (SDLP - Belfast South) such as having a register of banned welfare abusers and banning the online sale of puppies. - Speech Link
4: Louie French (CON - Old Bexley and Sidcup) the import of young, heavily pregnant or mutilated dogs, such as those with cropped ears or docked tails.In - Speech Link
5: Alex Davies-Jones (LAB - Pontypridd) to ban the import of hunting trophies. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2019-21: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes Nov. 18 2021

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: Formal Minutes 2019-21: List of closed petitions Formal Minutes


Bill Documents
19 Oct 2021 - Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on the Bill
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill 2021-22

Found: Briefing Paper on the Bill


Parliamentary Research
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - CBP-9229
Oct. 05 2021

Found: Government ran a consultation on banning the third party sale of puppies w hich it said “would include


Westminster Hall
Animal Welfare - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (CON - Carshalton and Wallington) turn next to e-petition 326261, entitled “Ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the - Speech Link
2: Steven Bonnar (SNP - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) on the Government to prohibit the importation of shark fins, ban the exploitative import of young puppies - Speech Link
3: David Amess (CON - Southend West) example of the many puppies imported for sale. - Speech Link
4: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) to ban the sale of elephant ivory. - Speech Link


Parliamentary Research
Animal welfare plans - CDP-2021-0083
Jun. 03 2021

Found: Puppy Imports In 2020, a petition to ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the


Tweet
Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields) - @EmmaLewellBuck
3 Jul 2020, 12:43 p.m.

Petition: Ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the UK. #BanPuppyImports https://t.co/jifkEM4LDr

Link to Original Tweet


Closed Petition closed 27th December 2020

Ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the UK. - Final Signatures: 128,552

Plenty of dogs from UK breeders & rescues need homes. Transporting young pups long distances is often stressful, before being sold for ridiculous prices to unsuspecting dog-lovers. Government must adjust current laws, ban this unethical activity on welfare grounds & protect these poor animals ASAP.

Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 7th June 2021

The Government responsed to this petition on 8th September 2020 (View Full Response)
The Government works to ensure regulations protecting the welfare of transported animals is followed while also educating potential pet buyers of the risks of buying from a deceitful seller.

Found: The recent tragic case of a puppy dying just 6 days after being delivered from Russia has exposed a completely