Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47541

Livestock Worrying

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) support and (b) resources his Department has provided to farmers to protect livestock from dog attacks.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers. All reported crimes should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with appropriate penalties. The Government ...
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