Pupdates from Parliament
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act
Stage: Royal Assent
Last updated: 19 December 2025
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act
Stage: Royal Assent
Last updated: 3 December 2025
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Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act
Stage: Granted Royal Assent
Last updated: 21 May 2024
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Animal Welfare (Low Welfare Activities) Abroad Act 2023
Last updated: 21 September 2023
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Shark Fins Act 2023
The Shark Fins Bill was given Royal assent on the 29 June 2023, which meant it is now a law and renamed the Shark Fins Act 2023.
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Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022
Last updated: 10 August 2022
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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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