Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41590

Hares: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 26 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Will Stone

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to protect brown hares in England and Wales from being shot for sport during their breeding season.

Answer

Mary Creagh

This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only, with the potential for relevant policy to extend and apply to Wales. While the Government has no immediate plan to introduce a close season for hares in England, th...

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