Unlicensed Advertisement Of Puppies

EDM number 242 in 2012-13, proposed by Naomi Long on 20/06/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare and Animals.

That this House recognises that dogs are not a retail commodity and should be bought only from licensed breeders; notes that the internet and local news media are used to advertise the sale of puppies; is concerned that these advertisements are unregulated with no controls to identify the breeder, or the source of these animals; and urges the Government to review and strengthen the existing Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999 and to introduce legislation to govern the advertising and breeding of dogs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.