Animal welfare strategy for England

Animal welfare strategy for England 3

Ministerial foreword 7

Introduction 9

Key messages 9

The need for change 10

An integrated approach to animal welfare 12

Pets and companion animals 17

Overview 17

Objective 17

How we will deliver this objective 18

Breeding and sourcing pets 18

Dog breeding 19

Cat breeding 19

Public safety 21

Supporting owners 23

Wild animals 26

Overview 26

Objective 27

How we will deliver this objective 27

Wildlife 27

Kept wild animals 30

Farmed animals 33

Overview 33

Objective 34

How we will deliver this objective 35

The use of cages and crates 35

At slaughter 36

Management practices 37

Fish 38

Breeding 38

During transport 39

Food labelling 40

Adaptation to climate change 40

Enforcement 41

International 44

Overview 44

Objective 44

Trade 44

The fur trade 45

Animals abroad 46

Next steps 47

Acknowledgements 47