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Livestock Worrying: Wales

Asked by Ben LakePlaid CymruDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 September 2024UIN 4242

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on taking steps to help tackle livestock worrying.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Secretary of State has spoken to his Welsh counterpart on a range of issues.

The Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers. We are considering the most effective ways to deliver our commitments in this area to ensure that livestock are suitably protected. We will set out next steps in due course.

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