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• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Animal and Plant Health Agency, and Animal Health and Welfare Board for England

What the government’s doing about animal welfare.

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• Animal medicines improvement notice: Mallon Veterinary Practice

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 19 September 2018

• VMD statement on veterinary medicinal products containing Cannabidiol

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 14 September 2018

• Animal welfare: banning the use of electronic training collars for cats and dogs

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 27 August 2018

• Government backs ban on third party sales of puppies and kittens

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 22 August 2018

• Banning third party sales of pets in England: call for evidence

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 22 August 2018

• Banning commercial third-party sales of puppies and kittens in England

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 22 August 2018

• Exemption from authorisation for medicines for small pet animals

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 21 August 2018

• Live exports and improving animal welfare during transport: call for evidence

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 August 2018

• Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 14 August 2018

• Poultry: on-farm welfare

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 8 August 2018

• Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 7 August 2018

• CCTV in slaughterhouses: rules for operators

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 25 July 2018

• Implementing the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards in the UK

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
  • Updated: 20 July 2018

• FAWC: Evidence and the welfare of farmed animals - part 2: evidence based decision making

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 19 July 2018

• Humane trapping standards: Consultation response

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 19 July 2018

• New cash to fight the illegal wildlife trade

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 3 July 2018

• Compulsory microchipping to improve horse welfare

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 25 June 2018

• New ‘Stamp out BVD’ funding for farmers in England announced

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 21 June 2018

• Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Bodies (AWERB) subgroup: terms of reference

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Animals in Science Committee
  • Updated: 18 June 2018

• Government announces support for Finn’s Law campaign in Parliament

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 June 2018

• Animal welfare: updating the code of practice for the welfare of laying hens

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 5 June 2018

• Foreign Secretary calls on tech sector to help endangered species

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Updated: 4 June 2018

• Introduction of ivory bill boosts fight against elephant poaching

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 23 May 2018

• Boris Johnson teams up with former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen to tackle illegal wildlife trade

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others
  • Updated: 4 May 2018

• AHWBE: annual report 2017

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 23 April 2018

• AHWBE recommendations, speeches and publications

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 23 April 2018

• Code of practice for the welfare of horses, ponies, donkeys and their hybrids

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 16 April 2018

• Ban on live animal exports for slaughter explored by government

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 10 April 2018

• Code of practice for the welfare of cats

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 6 April 2018

• Code of practice for the welfare of dogs

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 6 April 2018

• Forensics network develops better detection methods

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 6 April 2018

• Government confirms UK ban on ivory sales

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 3 April 2018

• We must end the shameful ivory trade now

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 3 April 2018

• FAWC opinion on the welfare of animals killed on-farm

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 29 March 2018

• Animal welfare enhanced by new code for meat chickens

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 26 March 2018

• AHWBE: register of interests

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 20 March 2018

• Humane trapping standards: Consultation starts

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 19 March 2018

• Understand marine wildlife licences and report an incident

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 12 March 2018

• Leading the charge against illegal wildlife trade: Article by HMA Vicki Treadell

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Updated: 5 March 2018

• The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012: post implementation review

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 February 2018