In a first of its kind, the Government has published an action plan for animal welfare that will revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK and introduce measures to protect the welfare of animals abroad.
Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare will deliver on our manifesto commitment to ban the export of live animal exports for slaughter and fattening, prohibit keeping primates as pets and bring in new laws to tackle puppy smuggling.
The Action Plan for Animal Welfare also sets out how the government will:
tackle puppy smuggling through changes to import rules 
introduce compulsory microchipping for cats 
crack down on pet theft through a new government taskforce 
make it illegal to keep primates as pets 
introduce new laws to crack down on illegal hare coursing 
restrict the use of glue traps 
fund wildlife conservation projects both at home abroad 
ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered animals 
ban the sale of ivory by implementing the Ivory Act this year 
prohibit the import and export of detached shark fins to protect the iconic shark species 
introduce new measures to improve welfare during transport 
giving the police more powers to protect farm animals from dangerous or out of control dogs 
review the use of cages for poultry and farrowing crates for pigs 
incentivise farmers to improve animal health and welfare through future farming policy 
ban remote controlled training e-collars 
explore a ban on the sale of foie gras
ban the advertisement in this country of unacceptable low-welfare animal practices abroad – such as elephant rides
end the export of live animals for fattening and slaughter
For more details about our action plan for animal welfare, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-lead-the-way-on-animal-welfare…
