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The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare traps. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course.<\/p>"}
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Animal welfare is a devolved matter and we continue to work closely with the devolved administrations on animal welfare policies.<\/p>"}
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There are no plans to promote activities relating to stray animals. A number of animal welfare organisations such as Cats Protection and RSPCA already support neutering through community neutering programmes.<\/p>
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There are also a large number of organisations that rescue and rehome stray animals. Members of the public can already check if the rescue centre they use is a member of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes, which has standards for animal assessments, neutering and rehoming procedures that all members adhere to.\u202f\u202f<\/strong><\/p>"}
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The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. We are considering the most effective ways to deliver these commitments and will be setting out next steps in due course.<\/p>"}
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The welfare of animals is currently protected by a suite of legislation including the Animal Welfare Act 2006.<\/p>
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The Government has committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in their manifesto, the Government intends to ban trail hunting and the import of hunting trophies, to end puppy smuggling and farming and to stop the use of snare traps.<\/p>
<\/p>
Ministers are considering the most effective way to deliver these commitments and will set out next steps in due course.<\/p>"}
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The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act\u202f2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad.<\/p>
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Future decisions on which specific animal activities will fall in scope of\u202fthe advertising\u202fban will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. Sufficient, compelling evidence will be required to demonstrate why any specific advertising ban is needed.<\/p>
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This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority and we are currently exploring a number of options to ensure progress as soon as is practicable.<\/em><\/p>"}
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The PIR will be published soon.<\/p>"}
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