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Pigs: Animal Welfare

Asked by Irene CampbellLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 129357

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of tail docking on pigs.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Department has recently engaged with the Pig Veterinary Society and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to reduce the prevalence of pig tail docking by working with the industry and the veterinary profession. Defra is now carefully considering the appropriate next steps, including the possibility of developing further guidance.

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