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Policy papers and consultations

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  • Hunting trophies: controlling imports to and exports from the UK

    Seeking views on whether to introduce further restrictions on hunting trophies entering or leaving the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Hunting trophies: call for evidence

    We are asking for evidence to help us understand more about the scale of imports and export of hunting trophies to and from the UK, and their impacts.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • UK ivory ban: additional enforcement requirements to the Ivory Act 2018

    Seeking views on our proposals for additional enforcement requirements to the Ivory Act 2018.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Cat and dog microchipping and scanning in England

    Seeking views on our plans to make cat microchipping compulsory in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • VMD Regulatory Science Strategy 2021-2026

    Creating a modernised and responsive scientific basis for regulating veterinary medicines.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Severn Draft River Basin Management Plan summary and cross border catchments (England and Wales)

    How the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales coordinate the work on catchments that are close to or are part of the border between England and Wales.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • River basin planning: progress report

    This document summarises what has happened and what has been achieved since the 2015 river basin management plans were published.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Summary of the draft river basin management plans

    This document provides an overview of the draft river basin management plans for the river basin districts in England.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Fur market in Great Britain

    Seeking views on the fur market in Great Britain to help shape government policy in relation to the fur trade.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • UK ivory ban: implementing the Ivory Act 2018

    Seeking views on the implementation of the UK ivory ban.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Pet theft taskforce report

    This report sets out the findings of the taskforce and the recommendations that the government will be taking forward to tackle the issue of pet theft.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Changes to the rules on bringing pets into Great Britain

    We are seeking your views on our proposed changes to the rules around the movement of pets into Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Live animal exports: improvements to animal welfare in transport

    Seeking views on ending live animal exports for slaughter and fattening, starting in or transported through England or Wales, and on further improvements to animal welfare in transport.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Primates as pets in England

    Seeking views on our proposals to ban the keeping of primates as pets and how this ban might be enforced.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting chair’s summary, 4 May 2021

    This chair’s summary was produced as part of the G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting, which took place on 4 May 2021 as a side event to the G7 Climate and Environment Track.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Nature for people, climate and wildlife

    The government is setting out a series of actions in England to protect precious habitats and species on land.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • England Peat Action Plan

    An integrated plan for the management, protection and restoration of our upland and lowland peatlands, so that they deliver benefits for nature and the climate.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Gamebird release interim licence

    Seeking views on the proposed interim general licence for the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on European Protected Sites in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Action Plan for Animal Welfare

    Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare sets out government’s plans, aims and ambitions across animal welfare.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Pet theft taskforce: terms of reference

    Terms of reference for the cross government pet theft taskforce.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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