Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Introduce new requirements for cat breeders

Closed 49 signatures

What the petition asks

Everyone who wants to breed cats should be required to get a licence and meet the relevant licence conditions. There should also be an online platform where cat breeders are registered, and details of cats bred and sold held. If a person breeds cats illegally they should face a fine or jail.
The new online platform should include the name, address, and contact information of breeders, and their identity should be verified at the point of registration.

The platform should also include details of the cats they are breeding, pictures of the cats, microchip information, numbers, vaccination cards, and details or spaying or neutering. The breeder should have to update profile of cats when they are sold.

Timeline

1 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
1 Mar 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 49
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 1 Sep 2023
Closed 1 Mar 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.