questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties for people illegally importing dogs.
answerText: The Government takes the illegal importation of pets seriously. It is an abhorrent trade which causes suffering to animals. In August 2021, the Government launched an 8-week consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial and non-commercial moveme...
heading: Dogs: Smuggling