Pupdates from Parliament


Pets (Microchips) Bill
Stage: Second reading - House of Commons
Last updated: 2 March 2023
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Animal Welfare (Low Welfare Activities) Abroad Bill
Stage: Committee Stage - House of Commons
Last updated: 1 March 2023
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Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Report Stage - House of Commons
Last updated: 1 February 2023
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Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) (No 2) Bill
Stage: Second reading - House of Commons
Last updated: 23 January 2023
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Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Second reading - House of Commons
Last updated: 23 January 2023
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Hares (Close Season) Bill
Stage: Bill withdrawn on the 16 November 2022
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Stage: Report Stage - House of Commons
Last updated: 9 September 2022
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Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022
Last updated: 10 August 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - July2022
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Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill
Stage: Second reading - House of Commons
Last updated: 21 June 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - June 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - May 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - April 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - March 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - February 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - January 2022
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - December 2021
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - October 2021
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Pupdates from Parliament
Catch up on the current Bills going through Parliament - September 2021
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In April 2018, Defra updated the Code of Practice for the welfare of cats (the Code) for England with the collaboration of Cats Protection and others. They now wish to make the microchipping of cats compulsory.
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Current Bills under discussion in UK Parliament
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill.
The current law states that any human found guilty of animal cruelty can face up to six months in prison.
The Government is reviewing the proposal to change it so that humans found guilty will face up to five years in prison.
The second reading was heard in the House of Commons on the 23rd October 2020.
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GDPR - General Data Protection Regulations, it's everywhere and been mentioned by everyone
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Microchipping, New Laws - UK
From 6th April 2016 in the UK is became compulsory for all dogs over 8 weeks old to be microchipped.
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