Debate contribution: Lucy's Law
Debate contribution by Mr Andrew Muir on .
- MLA
- Mr Andrew Muir
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 28 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Lucy's Law
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5762366
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Thank you very much, Sian. For those who are not aware, Lucy's law is a ban on the third-party sale of pups and kittens. Many people have asked me to introduce it, and I am passionate about doing so. Many animal welfare organisations have also called for it. I compiled an Executive paper, circulated it and allowed Ministers to come back to me, but it got on to the Executive agenda for discussion only last Thursday. The current situation is that I have had to seek the First Minister and deputy First Minister's approval of it by urgent procedure. I hope that that will be done today, because we should progress it and ban third-party sales of pups and kittens. I want the legislation to be in place by the end of the year. There is no good reason why the First Minister and deputy First Minister cannot sign off on it.
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