Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 71396
Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with animal welfare organisations on tackling the misuse of air weapons against pets.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra regularly engage with animal welfare organisations on a range of issues. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does n...
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