SALE OF PUPPIES IN PET SHOPS

Early day motion 241, tabled 20 June 2012 by Naomi Long (Alliance). Signed by 19 members.

That this House recognises that dogs are not a commodity and should be bought only from licensed breeders; notes that puppies sold in pet shops or by other third parties are almost exclusively bred on puppy farms; and, given the fact that the Pet Animals Act 1951 is out of date, calls on the Departmentfor Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to consider introducing secondary legislation underthe provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to prohibit the sale of puppies in pet shops.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 3, Alliance 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1.