Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 13 April 2026.
Ruth Jones
Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee, Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national animal abuse register to record the names of people who have been found guilty of crimes against animals.
Angela Eagle
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government does not currently have plans to assess the benefits of a national animal abuse register.
Defra continue to work closely with enforcement partners to strengthen existing protections for animals.
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