Written questions

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 62314 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 60563 on Livestock: Death, what resources his Department has made available to the Animal and Plant Health Agency to monitor compliance

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 30 Jun 2025

APHA does not receive additional resources to monitor compliance with animal welfare legal requirements during periods of extreme heat. However, the Agency has provided guidance on how to care for animals on farm and in transport in case of extreme weathe...