Livestock Worrying
Commons · Question 47541 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) support and (b) resources his Department has provided to farmers to protect livestock from dog attacks.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 6 May 2025
The Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers. All reported crimes should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with appropriate penalties. The Government ...