Lucy's Law is a regulation which limits the sale of puppies and kittens as pets in England.
With effect from April 2020, licensed commercial traders would not be allowed to sell kittens or puppies as pets if they were less than six months old and they had not been bred by the seller
The new law would require animals to be born and reared in a safe environment, with their mother, and to be sold from their place of birth.
The rules, which will apply to England, are also designed to deter smugglers who abuse the Pet Travel Scheme to bring young animals into the UK to be sold.
Named after Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who died in 2016 after being poorly treated on a puppy farm, the ban is scheduled to come into force on 6 April next year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Andy & Chaka Khan support Lucy's Law
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