Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78616

Pigs: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September2025 to Question 75189 on Pigs: Animal Welfare, how many complaints of illegal slaughter on pig farms the Animal and Planet Health Agency has rece

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) take all complaints of illegal slaughter, and serious breaches of animal welfare, seriously. On receipt of a complaint, APHA will triage the details provided to determine the action required. The number of compla...

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