Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78617

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 September 2025 to Question 75189 on Pigs: Animal Welfare, how many prosecutions for illegal pig thumping brought by local authorities are being supported b

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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