United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 24991
Cattle and Sheep: Euthanasia
Introduced
28 August 2026
Last action
4 September 2026 · Answer
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Answered
Sponsors
Robin Swann
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4 September 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many i) cattle and ii) sheep have been euthanased by shooting, by their department in each of the last 3 years for welfare concerns.
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28 August 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many i) cattle and ii) sheep have been euthanased by shooting, by their department in each of the last 3 years for welfare concerns.
Source: Commons
4 September 2026
Answer
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) officers would only dispatch animals by shooting in rare and complex animal welfare cases and during depopulation. There are no central records of cattle or sheep killed by shooting by APHA for animal welfare reasons ...
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- Robin Swann · Ulster Unionist Party · Commons
- · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Answering body
- Stephen Morgan · Labour · Answering member
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/24991
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1935604
- uk · wq-1935604 · source updated 4 September 2026