Animal Welfare: Fines
Commons · Question 109832 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for a) reviewing and b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Feb 2026
The commitment to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife - so they are consistent with higher levels of sentencing available for animal welfare offences against pets and livestock - was made in the Government’s Animal Welfare...