Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 82873
Animal Welfare: Offensive Weapons
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle the use of catapults by young people to harm pond wildlife in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government takes crimes against wildlife seriously and is aware of the ongoing and horrific misuse of catapults against wildlife. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects all wild birds and some wild animals in England and Wales. It is illegal u...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 82873) →