Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49647

Furs: Reviews

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 13 May 2025

Question

Seamus Logan

Scottish National Party — Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Welfare Committee will consider the public health risks associated with global fur production in its review on the responsible sourcing of fur.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The remit of the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) is to provide advice on animal welfare standards relating to animals kept by people. As such, public health matters fall outside of the Committee’s remit. More information on AWC’s terms of reference is avai...

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