United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 129357
Pigs: Animal Welfare
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22 April 2026
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28 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of tail docking on pigs.
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22 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of tail docking on pigs.
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28 April 2026
Answer
The Department has recently engaged with the Pig Veterinary Society and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to reduce the prevalence of pig tail docking by working with the industry and the veterinary profession. Defra is now carefully considering th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-22/129357
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1902425
- uk · wq-1902425 · source updated 28 April 2026