Policy

Animal welfare

• 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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• Reviewing the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 September 2016

• Welfare of racing greyhounds: post implementation review of the 2010 Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 September 2016

• Animal welfare: reviewing animal establishments licensing in England

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 September 2016

• Pet travel: Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011 review

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 September 2016

• Perform a marine seismic or geophysical survey

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 18 August 2016

• Animal medicines improvement notice: Maisemore Apiaries

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 1 August 2016

• Animal welfare inspections on farm

  • Display type: Official Statistics
  • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
  • Updated: 26 July 2016

• Changing the constitution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 30 June 2016

• Antibiotic Resistance: what work is the VMD doing?

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 28 June 2016

• Application to become a member of PAW

  • Display type: Form
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 23 May 2016

• Vetflurane liquid 250ml – Product defect alert

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 25 April 2016

• Compulsory dog microchipping comes into effect

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 6 April 2016

• Foot and mouth disease in North Africa and the Middle East

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 31 March 2016

• One month left to chip your dog

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 7 March 2016

• Veterinary Medicines Pharmacovigilance Annual Review 2014

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 25 January 2016

• Animal medicines improvement notice: Parklands Veterinary Clinic

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 4 January 2016

• Tougher dog breeding licence controls to protect puppies

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 20 December 2015

• Farm animal welfare codes reform

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 17 December 2015

• Animal medicines seizure notice: Racing Pigeon Supplies

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 15 December 2015

• Animal medicines improvement notice: C Phillips

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 15 December 2015

• Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) opinion on free farrowing systems

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 November 2015

• Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) opinion on calf nutrition

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 November 2015

• Poultry: on-farm welfare

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 November 2015

• Beak Trimming Action Group review

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 November 2015

• Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) annual report: 2014 to 2015

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 9 November 2015

• Slaughter poultry, livestock and rabbits for home consumption

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 16 October 2015

• Deer: on-farm welfare

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 October 2015

• Rabbits: on-farm welfare

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 October 2015

• Farm animals: looking after their welfare

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 October 2015

• Recruitment to the Veterinary Products Committee

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate and 1 others
  • Updated: 1 October 2015

• Opening Statement at Technical Meeting on the Elephant Protection Initiative

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Updated: 10 September 2015

• Appeal against a regulatory decision made by the VMD

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 14 August 2015

• Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 23 July 2015

• AHWBE: register of interests

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 22 July 2015

• VPC Annual Report 2013

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Veterinary Products Committee
  • Updated: 20 July 2015

• VPC Annual Report 2014

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Veterinary Products Committee
  • Updated: 20 July 2015

• Advice on the welfare of farm animals at slaughter

  • Display type: FOI release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 23 June 2015

• License applications or inspection reports on travelling circuses

  • Display type: FOI release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 9 June 2015

• Understand marine wildlife licences and report an incident

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 2 June 2015

• Marine species: protection

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 2 June 2015