'Pet abduction' law in England and Northern Ireland pushed through on the final day of Parliament.
A new criminal offence of "pet abduction" will come into force in August in England and Northern Ireland after legislation was pushed through on the final day of Parliament.
Currently, pets are considered in law to be property and stealing a pet is covered by the 1968 Theft Act. The law is similar in Scotland. Annabel Berdy, Senior Advocacy and Government Relations Officer for Cats Protection, said that a lack of specific legal protection for pets had allowed criminals "free rein to target much-loved animals for their own gain".
A bill put forward by the Conservative MP Selaine Saxby, which would have raised the minimum age at which a puppy can be brought into the country, is one of those which has been lost.
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