Animal Welfare
Animal health and welfare legislation is enforced jointly by the
Local Authority and the Department for Environment, food and Rural
Affairs (Defra), in association with other government bodies and
independent organisations like the RSPCA.
What the Local Authority does:
Licensing of
What Defra does:
- National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy
- Animal Welfare at Farms, Markets, Slaghterhouses
- The Pet Travel Scheme
- International Trade in Animals
- Animal Diseases - Control and Surveillance, BSE, Tuberculosis,
Scrapie, foot and Mouth Disease
- Animal by-products
- Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity
- Wildlife Crime
Defra Helpline: 08459 335577 (Mon-Fri
8am-6pm)