Pupdates from Parliament

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
Stage: Awaiting Committee Stage
Last updated: 2 December 2024
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Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Stage: Awaiting Committee Stage
Last updated: 2 December 2024
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Hares (Close Season) Bill
Stage: Awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 29 November 2024
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Animals In Medicinal Research (Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Awaiting second Reading
Last updated: 26 November 2024
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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill
Stage: Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 25 October 2024
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Fur (Import and Sale) Bill
Stage: Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 25 October 2024
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Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill
Stage: Awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 24 October 2024
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Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog on Dog Attacks) Bill
Stage: Awaiting second Reading
Last updated: 22 October 2024
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Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill
Stage: Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 22 October 2024
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Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 21 October 2024
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Pets (Microchips) Bill
Stage: Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 22 October 2024
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The Renters Rights Bill
On the 11th of September 2024 the Renters Rights Bill was introduced to the house of commons.
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Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 24 May 2024
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 23 May 2024
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Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act
Stage: Granted Royal Assent
Last updated: 21 May 2024
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Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting second Reading
Last updated: 20 May 2024
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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 17 May 2024
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Pets (Microchips) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 16 May 2024
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Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 9 May 2024
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Fireworks (noise limits) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting the Second Reading
Last updated: 1 May 2024
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Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting Committee Stage
Last updated: 26 March 2024
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Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting Second reading
Last updated: 25 March 2024
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Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 21 March 2024
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Dangerous Dogs (Licensing) Bill
Stage: Fell Awaiting second reading
Last updated: 13 December 2023
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Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting Second reading
Last updated: 2 November 2023
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Pets (Microchips) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting second reading
Last updated: 2 November 2023
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Pets (Theft and Importation) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting second Reading
Last updated: 2 november 2023
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Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting Committee Stage
Last updated: 31 October 2023
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Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting second reading
Last updated: 31 October 2023
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Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting second Reading
Last updated: 30 October 2023
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Pupdates from Parliament
On the 18th of September 2023 the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill was given Royal Assent and is now an Act.
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Animal Welfare (Low Welfare Activities) Abroad Act 2023
Last updated: 21 September 2023
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Import of Dogs Bill
Stage: Fell awaiting Second Reading
Last updated: 2 November 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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Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Stage: Time ran out: Bill Withdrawn
Last updated: 14 June 2023
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Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) (No 2) Bill
Stage: The Bill was withdrawn and will not progress any further
Last updated: 20 march 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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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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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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