§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will apply the provisions of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 in regard to the trading in wolf hybrids and to the keeping of these animals as domestic pets.
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe 1976 Act already applies to wolves and wolf hybrids, which may not be kept by individuals without a licence. Licensing under the Act is the responsibility of district councils, which may impose conditions on licences, including requirements that an animal must be kept only by particular persons at specified and secure premises. The Act also allows district councils to control the movement of any wolf or wolf hybrid. Trade in threatened species of wolves and first-generation hybrids is covered by EC regulation 3626/82 and other regulations applying the convention on international trade in endangered species within the European Union.