Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122600

Domestic Abuse: Pets

Tabled: 20 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Graeme Downie

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of role of (a) Dogs Trust’s Freedom and (b) other specialist services in supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse who are unabl

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra has commissioned a research project, led by the University of Bristol, to explore the link between animal abuse and domestic abuse and to identify additional opportunities for intervention. Defra will consi...

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