Pheasants
(asked on 5th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they regard captive-reared pheasants released into the environment as livestock or wildlife.
This question was answered on 19th January 2022
A released captive-reared pheasant may be regarded as livestock if it remains significantly dependent on a keeper for their survival, for example for the provision of food, water, or shelter.