Sheep: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 7005 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning tail docking and castration of lambs.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 9 Jun 2026
As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the Government is committed to working with the sheep sector to implement the advice and recommendations in the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the Implications of Castration and Tail Docking for the Welfar...