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Animal Welfare

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 77990

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of animal welfare abuse have been recorded in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Defra does not collect figures for animal welfare abuse incidents by local authority area.

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