Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the UK Government's Animal Welfare Strategy for England, and whether it plans to review Scotland's priorities to improve animal welfare in line with the proposals set out in the strategy.
The Scottish Government is fully committed to improving and protecting the welfare of all animals in Scotland and has delivered, or continues to deliver, a number of welfare commitments both independently and in conjunction with the UK Government. We welcome the publication of the UK Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, and are pleased to note that there are a number of proposals which have already been implemented in Scotland. We are carefully considering the Strategy’s content and are committed to working with the UK Government to deliver improvements for animal welfare whenever it is realistic and practical to do so.