Animal welfare
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on animal welfare. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs. Additional material on animal experiments is available.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.02.2013 | Dangerous Dogs |
| A summary of legislation and proposals for changes announced in February 2013 | |
| 05.02.2013 | Horse Meat Controls and Regulations |
| This note covers the controls in place to ensure any horse meat entering the food chain is fit for human consumption, including details of horse passports | |
| 12.12.2012 | Export of Live Animals within the European Union |
| This notes summarises the rules governing the export of live animals within EU countries. | |
| 24.10.2012 | Badger Culling: Policy to 2008 |
| This note covers the badger culling trials carried out by the previous Government and policy to 2008. | |
| 23.10.2012 | Badger Culling |
| This note summarises the proposals for allowing farmers in England to cull badgers and the Governments decison to go ahead with a cull, starting with two pilot areas in West Gloucestershire and West Somerset. The cull has now been postponed until 2013. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16.01.2006 | Animal Welfare Bill (Bill 58 of 2005-06). |
| 13.12.2002 | Hunting Bill (Bill 10 of 2002/03) |
| Hunting Bill. (Bill 10 of 2002/03). House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/82. | |
| 08.11.2001 | Animal Health Bill (Bill 39 of 2001-02) |
| Animal Health Bill (Bill 39 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/89. | |
| 14.12.2000 | Hunting Bill (Bill 2 of 2000/01) |
| Hunting Bill. (Bill 2 of 2000/01). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/96. (Revised edition 19.12.00) | |
| 02.02.2000 | Export of Farm Animals Bill (Bill 11 of 1999/2000) |
| Export of Farm Animals Bill (Bill 20 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/11. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.07.2011 | Welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry. |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.01.2012 | INSPECTION REPORTS ON CIRCUS ESTABLISHMENTS |
| That this House notes with concern the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA) decision to withhold access to the inspection reports on circus establishments carried ... | |
| 10.01.2012 | INTERNATIONAL WHALING |
| That this House condemns the departure of the Japanese whaling fleet for Antarctica with the intention of killing almost 1,000 whales; believes that whaling is cruel and unnecessary ... | |
| 10.01.2012 | BAN ON WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES |
| That this House, recalling its support for the motion approved at the backbench debate held on 23 June 2011, directing the Government to use its powers under section 12 of the Animal ... | |
| 12.12.2011 | CLOSE SEASON FOR HARE SHOOTING |
| That this House deplores the shooting of hares throughout their breeding season as cruel and unnecessary; notes that in Scotland the brown hare and mountain hare now have close seasons ... | |
| 29.11.2011 | WILD ANIMALS IN TRAVELLING CIRCUSES |
| That this House believes that the use of wild animals in travelling circuses is fundamentally wrong because their welfare and well-being is continuously compromised by confinement in ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 12.10.2011 | Improving livestock |
| This note describes current technologies used in livestock breeding, research into future technologies and how the improvement of livestock can contribute towards future food security. | |
| 12.10.2011 | Livestock disease |
| This POSTnote examines disease threats to UK livestock, outlines prevention and control measures, and looks at factors likely to contribute to future disease. | |
| 01.01.2010 | Pets, families and interagency working, January 2010 |
| This POSTnote examines the evidence base for the assumption that organisations that work with animals should be included in the safeguarding children agenda, and the rationale for cross-reporting between different agencies. | |
| 01.02.2009 | Wild deer, February 2009 |
| This POSTnote examines the current status of wild deer in the UK, their ecological, economic and social impacts and legislation on their management. |
