Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32788
Hunting: Livestock
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent hunting activities from causing distress to livestock on active farmland.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers. It is an offence under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for any dog to attack or worry livestock. All reported crimes should be taken seriously, inve...
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