Livestock: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 62315 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of climate change on farm animal welfare.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 1 Jul 2025
Defra has commissioned, and published, research detailing potential adaptation options which farms could implement in order to adapt to the changing climate, including extreme heat, drought, rainfall and flooding. The analysis included potential adaptatio...