Horses: Exports
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae were recorded as leaving the UK via (a) Dover, (b) Cairnryan, (c) Holyhead, (d) Harwich and (e) other ports since the ban on live exports to slaughter and fattening was brought into force.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner
The table below contains the number of Export Health Certificates (EHC) dispatched for the export of Equidae from 22/07/2024 to date.
Each EHC issued is for the export of one equine. The point of exit and purpose of movement are not recorded as the Export Health Certificate Online System (EHCO) does not capture that information.
Date | Number of EHCs Dispatched for the Export of Equines |
2024 | |
Jul | 904 |
Aug | 2307 |
Sep | 2342 |
Oct | 3334 |
Nov | 2422 |
Dec | 1714 |
Total | 13023 |
2025 | |
Jan | 1697 |
Feb | 1739 |
Mar | 1948 |
Apr | 1451 |
Total | 6835 |
Grand Total | 19858 |
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