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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• 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

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

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • 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

• Poultry: on-farm welfare

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 March 2018

• Exemption from authorisation for medicines for small pet animals

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
  • Updated: 22 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

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

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
  • Updated: 19 March 2018

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

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 12 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

• CCTV in slaughterhouses: Legislation laid in Parliament

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 23 February 2018

• AHWBE recommendations, speeches and publications

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

• AHWBE recommendation to allocate funds for animal health and welfare

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 16 February 2018

• Chair of the Animals in Science Committee

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Animals in Science Committee
  • Updated: 13 February 2018

• Foreign Secretary's visit to Asia, February 2018

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Updated: 12 February 2018

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

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Animals in Science Committee
  • Updated: 9 February 2018

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

  • Display type: Open consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 9 February 2018

• Welsh Secretary calls on Welsh Government to take further steps to drive up animal welfare standards

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
  • Updated: 8 February 2018

• Third party puppy sales: Michael Gove launches call for evidence on ban

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 8 February 2018

• PM announces new UK-China action to end the illegal wildlife trade

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
  • Updated: 1 February 2018

• Animal welfare strengthened by new codes for pigs and poultry

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 29 January 2018

• Animal welfare: updating the code of practice for the welfare of pigs

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 29 January 2018

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

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 29 January 2018

• Licence to disturb and take hen harriers

  • Display type: Decision
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 16 January 2018

• Animal welfare: updating the code of practice for the welfare of meat chickens

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 9 January 2018

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

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 12 December 2017

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

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 12 December 2017

• Environment Secretary publishes bill to strengthen animal welfare

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 12 December 2017

• Back the fight against puppy smugglers and backstreet breeders, says animal welfare Minister

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 5 December 2017

• New UK Chief Veterinary Officer appointed

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 4 December 2017

• Environment Secretary confirms sentience of animals will continue to be recognised and protections strengthened when we leave the EU

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 23 November 2017