Thursday 8 February - Call for evidence on third party puppy sales ban,
In today's blog post we update on the new call for evidence on third party puppy sales ban and discuss method of slaughter meat labelling.
Tuesday 30 January: Animal Welfare, Food and Drink Sector council and Air Quality Call for Evidence
Animal welfare to be strengthened by new codes for pigs and poultry Pigs grazing There is positive coverage of our plans to update welfare codes for pigs, laying hens, and...
Tuesday 23 January: Protecting a Green Brexit & chicken welfare
Today on the blog, we look at future protections for our environment after Brexit and the welfare of chickens during transportation.
Friday 19 January: Live animal exports and supermarket plastic waste
Today on the blog, we outline our position on live animal exports for slaughter and plastic waste produced by supermarkets.
Monday 8 January: Northern Forest, waste, flood prevention, circus animals and rainfall
...habitat for wildlife to thrive, and a natural environment for millions of people to enjoy. This new forest will help us deliver a Green Brexit and help to deliver on...
Friday 22 December: Pet welfare, Food Waste, Plastic waste report and the Environment Secretary's Devon Visit
...the best ways to meet the care for their animals. This includes the need for all dogs to be microchipped, advice on the best way to train pets and guidance...
Wednesday 13 December: Boosts for UK fishing, reaction to animal cruelty sentencing and sentience bill
On the blog today we cover the results of the EU Fisheries Council negotiations overnight on fishing quotas for the next 12 months, and further reaction to yesterday's publication of the Animal Welfare (sentencing and recognition of sentience) Bill.
Tuesday 12 December: Environment Secretary publishes bill to strengthen animal welfare and Plastic pollution
...financial mechanism addressing catastrophic environmental degradation, including a £1.5m programme addressing ocean plastic. It also provides £7.6m to the World Bank’s Pollution Management and Environmental Health Programme, which helps to...
Thursday 7 December: Young people in the fishing industry and the government’s crackdown on puppy farms
...is there in order to guarantee that the next generation of those who want to go to sea are supported to do so. Government action to crack down on...
Friday 24 November: Flooding and animal sentience
...Article 13 has not delivered the progress we want to see and it does not have direct effect in law. • It has failed to prevent practices across the EU...