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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act

Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30)
2 December 2025

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

7 July 2025
Lords
Bill 239 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
15 May 2025
Commons
Bill 239 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
15 May 2025
Commons
Bill 028 2024-25 (as introduced)
27 November 2024
Commons
Bill 028 2024-25 (as introduced) - large print
27 November 2024
Commons
Bill 028 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
27 November 2024
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

7 July 2025
Lords
Bill 028 EN 2024-25
27 November 2024
Commons
Bill 028 EN 2024-25 - large print
27 November 2024
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Chair’s provision selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 14 May 2025
13 May 2025
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
24 July 2025
Lords
Memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
27 November 2024
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 May 2025
13 May 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2025
9 May 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 May 2025
8 May 2025
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117 of 2024-25
13 August 2025
Lords
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 2024-25
2 July 2025
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

31st Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
23 July 2025
Lords

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment of changes to the non-commercial pet travel rules brought forward in the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
13 May 2025

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
29 November 2024
Commons

Commons Committee stage

14 May 2025
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
4 July 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

7 July 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

5 September 2025
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

21 October 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

21 November 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

2 December 2025

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
7 July 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
5 September 2025
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

Minutes of Proceedings
21 October 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
21 November 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
2 December 2025