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Animal Welfare

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 13 January 2026UIN 103667

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure consistent animal welfare standards in animal rescue and rehoming centres.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will launch a consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations.

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