In the Lords

The UK Government welcomes the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in conjunction with governments in the nei

Egypt, as COP27 Presidency, will put in place logistics arrangements for the COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh.

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

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

My Lords, the proposal that we have put forward involves banning the import of heavily pregnant dogs for welfare reasons.

My noble friend makes an important point.

My Lords, there are currently no plans to bring in a dog registration system of the sort that the noble Baroness mentions, but I would be ve

My Lords, we believe that the network of agencies and stakeholders that work on puppy smuggling are doing a good job.

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