Written question asked by Colin Breed (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 8 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 June 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 June 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) farmyard and (b) feral (i) cats and (ii) dogs have been tested in TB endemic areas by constituency in the last 30 years; and what proportion of these turned out to be TB reactors.

Answer: Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) farmyard and (b) feral (i) cats and (ii) dogs have been tested in TB endemic areas by constituency in the last 30 years; and what proportion of these turned out to be TB reactors. [55811] Mr. Morley: The information is not available in the format requested. However since 1970 a total of 150 cats and 96 dogs have been tested for TB. Of those, 16 cats and one dog tested positive. The statistics gathered do not differentiate between feral and household cats.

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