Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What steps she is taking to help tackle online content promoting the torture of animals.”
Tabled: 11 December 2025Answered: 17 December 2025
Asked by
Johanna Baxter
Labour — Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Kanishka Narayan)
Online content depicting or promoting animal torture is horrific and—let me be clear—unacceptable. Under the Online Safety Act 2023, animal cruelty is a priority offence, which needs proactive steps from platforms to counter it. We will keep the pressure on to enforce that.