Livestock: Transport
(asked on 30th October 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to improve conditions for farm animals being transported for slaughter or further fattening.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government is considering its priorities for improving welfare for all animals, including those that are transported to slaughter or further fattening.
We are putting in place regulations to ensure the ban on exports of livestock and horses for slaughter is implemented and enforced effectively. The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 were laid before Parliament on 12 September, debated and approved in both Houses on 5 November and will come into force on 1 January 2025.