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<p>The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to protect the welfare of animals.
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs leads on these issues,
and through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species the UK is
in discussion with elephant range States, including India, to increase protection
for Asian elephants. The Government is also working closely with the European Commission
and other Member States, with the support of international animal welfare organisations
and other interested groups, to try to raise global standards of animal welfare.</p>
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