Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10239

Horses: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 21 October 2024

Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on prohibiting the practice of tethering horses by (a) roadsides and (b) on (i) common and (ii) waste grounds.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. The 2006 Act is backed up by the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybr...

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