Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118393

Animal Welfare

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal DemocratTaunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the she is taking to help support the rescue and rehoming of mutilated animals.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government recognises the essential service that rescue and rehoming centres provide, often on a voluntary basis, to animals, including those that have suffered from mutilation. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is illegal to carry out a non-exemp...

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