In the Lords

My Lords, the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill outlines how the Government will fulfil their manifesto commitment to, among other thing

My Lords, No. 10 and, indeed, the Prime Minister have clearly and emphatically pushed back against any such suggestion today.

My Lords, an unacceptable number of low-welfare establishments provide puppies and dogs for the UK market from overseas.

My Lords, I am aware of the position taken by the Dogs Trust.

My Lords, two years ago we introduced Lucy’s law, whose purpose was to tackle unscrupulous breeders in this country.

My Lords, enforcement is clearly key, but we did not propose increasing the minimum age of imported kittens to six months or banning the

My noble friend might well be right.

My Lords, there is no doubt that, during the Covid pandemic, we saw a spike in the acquisition of pets of all sorts, particularly dogs.

My noble friend makes an important point.

My Lords, there are no proposed changes to the animal health requirements of pets entering Great Britain within this Bill, as our focus h