Thank you to Andrew R.T. Davies for bringing this important debate and for the significance of Lucy's law, which is one of the main reasons why I was calling for an animal abuse register for Wales, because we know that we want to try and ensure that animals are protected, and I think this would have been a clear way forward, but the Cabinet Secretary was minded not to carry forth that idea. I've met with Cats Protection recently, and they're calling for regulation of cat-breeding activity or the number of litters bred annually, to ensure they are bred with good welfare standards. Some pedigree cats being bred have a high incidence of genetic disease, and a preventative strategy here in Wales would ensure that we promote cat welfare, and we would then promote positive actions in this particular area.

It was astonishing to hear that some pet shops encourage irresponsible breeding because they advertise that they buy kittens and, therefore, people are actually breeding kittens to sell for remuneration. So, I think that these types of activities need to end and we need to support organisations like the Cats Protection and others that Andrew R.T. Davies has already mentioned here today, to support animal welfare here in Wales and to ensure that we do the best that we can for animals here in Wales.