Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024

Related documents

28. The following documents are relevant to the Act and can be read at the stated locations:
    • Defra Call for Evidence on controlling live exports and improving animal welfare during transport: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/animal-health-and-welfare/live-exports-and-improving-welfare-in-transport/
    • Farm Animal Welfare Committee, Opinion on the Welfare of Animals during Transport (with the systematic review, conducted by Scotland’s Rural University College and University of Edinburgh, appended): https://consult.defra.gov.uk/transforming-farm-animal-health-and-welfare-team/improvements-to-animal-welfare-in-transport/supporting_documents/fawcopiniononthewelfareofanimalsduringtransport.pdf
    • Action Plan for Animal Welfare: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/action-plan-for-animal-welfare
    • Defra and Welsh Government consultation on improvements to animal welfare in transport: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/transforming-farm-animal-health-and-welfare-team/improvements-to-animal-welfare-in-transport/
    • Summary of Responses and Government Response to the Defra and Welsh Government consultation on improvements to animal welfare in transport: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1011728/animal-welfare-in-transport-consultation-response.pdf
    • Scottish Government consultation on the welfare of animals during transport: https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-farm-animal-welfare-committees-opinion-welfare-animals-during-transport-scottish-government-response/pages/1/
    • Summary of Responses to the Scottish Government consultation on the welfare of animals during transport: https://www.gov.scot/publications/farm-animal-welfare-committee-opinion-welfare-animals-during-transport-summary-report/
    • Impact Assessment of the ban on live exports: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0013/LiveAnimalExportFinalStageImpactAssessment.pdf