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Puppy Farming

EDM number 95 in 2016-17, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 25/05/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Animal welfare.

That this House notes the report Sold a pup?, published in 2016 by the RSPCA, on exposing the dog breeding trade in the UK; recognises that English law on dog breeding has not been updated since the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999, and that consolidation of existing legislation is needed; agrees with the Government proposal to require all breeders that sell three or more litters a year to obtain a license from their local authority; further notes that the lack of regulation of dog breeding gives free reign to criminals seeking to exploit puppies for financial gain with no concern for the animals' welfare; notes that dogs are often imported illegally and transported long distances, which can be severely damaging to their welfare; further recognises that there is a lack of protection and recourse for consumers; and calls on the Government to implement mandatory licensing, including financial penalties for those found in breach of the rules, legal identification requirements for all online sales and a ban on the sale of puppies under eight weeks of age.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Mulholland25/05/2016Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Peter Bottomley25/05/2016Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Margaret Ritchie25/05/2016South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Mark Durkan25/05/2016FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts26/05/2016Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Chris Matheson26/05/2016City of ChesterLabourSeconded
Alan Meale26/05/2016MansfieldLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins06/06/2016Luton NorthLabourSigned
Gavin Robinson06/06/2016Belfast EastDUPSigned
Gordon Marsden06/06/2016Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas06/06/2016Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
David Simpson07/06/2016Upper BannDUPSigned
Nigel Dodds07/06/2016Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Lady Hermon08/06/2016North DownIndependentSigned
Danny Kinahan08/06/2016South AntrimUUPSigned
Bob Blackman08/06/2016Harrow EastConservativeSigned
Kirsten Oswald08/06/2016East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySigned
Corri Wilson09/06/2016Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySigned
Stuart Donaldson13/06/2016West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScottish National PartySigned
Jim Cunningham13/06/2016Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Wes Streeting15/06/2016Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson27/06/2016Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Norman Lamb07/07/2016North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Yasmin Qureshi21/07/2016Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Jack Dromey07/09/2016Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
David Crausby13/10/2016Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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