Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 21608
Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the definition of animals in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include (a) decapod crustaceans and (b) cephalopod mollusc
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. Defra seeks to commission research and expert opinion to inform any future policy decisions and welcomes the continued ...
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