Animal welfare
The animal welfare website is a guide to what Defra is doing to ensure priority
is given to these standards for welfare of animals on-farm, during transport,
at markets and at slaughter.
The independent advisory body Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), provides advice for Ministers on these issues. Details of Government Responses to the FAWC reports are also available.
Latest news
15 June 2009 – Information on the import of rescue horses is now available.
29 May 2009 – Government response (PDF 26KB) to the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) report on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs.
30 April 2009 - Consultation: Proposals for welfare of racing greyhounds regulations. A news release has been issued.
16 April 2009 - News release: New guidance to crackdown on dangerous dogs. A publication 'Guidance for enforcers on dangerous dogs law' (PDF 160 KB) is available.
27 March 2009 - Consultation: Changes to the Animals Act 1971 to clarify the application of strict liability to the keepers of animals. A news release has been issued.
Page last modified: 1 July, 2009