Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35238
Animal Welfare: Standards
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on raising animal welfare standards within (a) zoos and (b) aquariums internationally.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerWhile the UK has a wider programme of international engagement on animal welfare, there have been no recent discussions with international counterparts on raising animal welfare standards within zoos or aquariums specifically.