Cheetahs: Hunting

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 28 April 2025.

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Photo of Johanna Baxter Johanna Baxter Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire South

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the import of cheetah trophies.

Photo of Mary Creagh Mary Creagh The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government committed to a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animals in its manifesto and will deliver on this. Defra is currently engaging with a range of stakeholders in order to decide on the most effective approach.

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