Danny Chambers MP’s mutilated pets import ban bill set to become law

A Hampshire MP is set to see a law he proposed to clampdown on the smuggling of dogs, cats and ferrets formally adopted after it has passed through the House of Commons.

The law proposed by Danny Chambers, the Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester who’s also a vet, would crack down on the import of dogs and cats that are mutilated or heavily pregnant.

It would also give the government power to stop the import of puppies and kittens that are under six months old. Currently the minimum age is 15 weeks.

The bill will now go to the House of Lords on its route to becoming law.

The government said in November, when it formally supported Dr Chambers’ private member’s bill, that the “non-commercial” movement of…