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Animal Welfare: Convictions

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 122792

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national animal abuse register to record the names of people who have been found guilty of crimes against animals.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Government does not currently have plans to assess the benefits of a national animal abuse register. Defra continue to work closely with enforcement partners to strengthen existing protections for animals.

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