Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80869
Agriculture: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that animal welfare laws are more strictly enforced on farms.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAll farm animals are protected by comprehensive and robust animal health and welfare legislation, and potential breaches of the law are taken very seriously. Any allegations of poor animal welfare are investigated by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (AP...
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