Animal Welfare: Crime Prevention
Commons · Question 88609 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to work to reduce instances of crime against animals.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Nov 2025
The Government has taken steps to reduce crime against animals. We have provided over £800,000 in additional funding to the National Wildlife Crime Unit and the National Rural Crime Unit to strengthen enforcement against offences such as poaching and ille...