Sheep: Animal Welfare
2026-06-24 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 13430 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to prohibit the routine castration and tail docking of lambs.
Answer
A consultation on lamb castration and tail docking closed on 9 March. The proposals the Government consulted on did not include a ban on the use of castration and tail docking. Instead, the Government proposed that, where a procedure is considered to be n...