United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 35752
Horses: Slaughterhouses
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19 July 2021
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22 July 2021 · Answer
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22 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps owners are required to take to rehome horses before sending them to an abattoir.
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19 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps owners are required to take to rehome horses before sending them to an abattoir.
Source: Commons
22 July 2021
Answer
The Animal Welfare Act 2006 places a legal duty of care on owners and keepers for the animals for which they are responsible on a permanent or temporary basis. It is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfar...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-19/35752
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1348092
- uk · wq-1348092 · source updated 22 July 2021