§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the attitude of the Ministry with regard to the provision of a small daily ration of milk for cats, as these animals are a national necessity; and whether such ration can be added to the allowance for human beings?
Major Lloyd GeorgeAs my hon. Friend is doubtless aware, there is a shortage of liquid milk at the present time. Therefore any specific allowance of milk for consumption by cats generally could only be provided by reducing the quantity available for human consumption. It is hoped, however, to make arrangements under which limited quantities of damaged dried milk no longer suitable for human food can be issued to owners of warehouses and other food stores in which cats are kept to destroy vermin, and to veterinary hospitals and similar institutions for the use of sick animals. Such supplies cannot, however, be guaranteed.