Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62315

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of climate change on farm animal welfare.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra has commissioned, and published, research detailing potential adaptation options which farms could implement in order to adapt to the changing climate, including extreme heat, drought, rainfall and flooding. The analysis included potential adaptatio...
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