Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered am ar 23 Chwefror 2024.
Bob Blackman
Ceidwadwyr, Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licensed cat sellers there are in England.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”), anyone selling animals as pets in the course of a business, including kittens and cats, needs to hold a valid license issued by their local authority. Information provided by local authorities indicates that 2169 licenses to sell animals as pets were in force in England on 1 April 2023. The data can be found here: Local Authority Licensing of Activities involving Animals returns - Dataset - data.gov.uk (publishing.service.gov.uk).
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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