The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill has now passed its 3rd reading in the House of Commons on the 4th July and been passed up to the House of Lords where the first reading has taken place - a formality which signals the beginning of the Bill through the Lords.
The second reading of the Bill is due to take place on 5th September, this is a general debate on all parts of the Bill.
A copy of the Bill, as amended, can be found here: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3790/publications
The Bill aims to help end puppy smuggling, to ban imports of animals with mutilations and to reduce the risk of some diseases being imported.
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Overview of the Bill:
The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill makes provision to restrict the
commercial importation and non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets into the
United Kingdom from third countries on grounds of animal welfare.
The Bill introduces an enabling power to address the problem of low-welfare imports of dogs,
cats and ferrets into the United Kingdom.
The power must be used to prohibit the bringing
into Great Britain of puppies and kittens under six months and dogs and cats that are
mutilated or heavily pregnant.
The Bill also seeks to address the current issue of commercial imports being disguised as non
commercial movements by amending the rules that govern the non-commercial movement of
dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain from third countries.
