Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18329
Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure animal welfare standards are (a) observed and (b) reviewed in the horse racing industry.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe British Horseracing Authority (BHA), British racing's governing and regulatory body, is responsible for the welfare of racehorses at British racecourses. The BHA works alongside the RSPCA and World Horse Welfare to make horseracing as safe as possible...
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