PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Livestock Worrying (30 August 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to extend livestock worrying offences to include roads and paths.
Asked by:
Adam Jogee (Labour)
Asked by:
Adam Jogee (Labour)
Answer
The Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers.
We are considering the most effective ways to deliver our commitments in this area and will be setting out next steps in due course.
Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
9 September 2024
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