§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints he has received during the past 12 months arising out of the use of factory farming methods for the breeding of puppies.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought and how many convictions obtained for cruelty to animals arising out of the use of factory farming methods 80W in the breeding of puppies during each of the last 10 years for which records are available.
§ Mr. LaneStatistics of offences of cruelty to animals collected by the Home Office are not classified according to the precise nature of the offence. I cannot say whether any prosecutions have been brought for offences of the kind to which the hon. and learned Member refers.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek powers to ban factory farming methods in the breeding of puppies.
§ Mr. LaneI have no evidence that such methods are used for breeding dogs, and no reason to believe that the existing law is inadequate to protect animals from cruelty in breeding establishments.