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Livestock: Animal Welfare

Asked by Sarah HallLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 June 2025UIN 60345

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to phase out low-welfare farming practices.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Prime Minister announced that we will be publishing an animal welfare strategy later this year.

This will build on the support already available through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, which includes access to testing for priority diseases and advice to continually improve the health, welfare and productivity of farmed animals through funded vet visits.

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