Animal health and welfare
The health and welfare of animals is central to Defra's work of protecting and improving livestock and controlling and eradicating disease. The Animal Health and Welfare pages are divided into various subject areas each with its own ‘Home page’ and ‘Latest news’ section. These are detailed below:
Animal by-products
Information on the disposal of animal by-products which are animal carcases, parts of carcases or products of animal origin that are not intended for human consumption.
Animal disease
Information on biosecurity, veterinary surveillance, Defra's contingency plan and notifiable diseases including:
- Avian influenza (Bird flu)
- Bluetongue
- BSE
- Equine Infectious Anaemia
- Foot and Mouth Disease
- Rabies
- Scrapie
- Tuberculosis
Animal health & welfare
strategy
The route map for work to improve the health and welfare of kept animals in Great Britain.
Animal welfare
Information on the Animal Welfare
Act, plus advice on transporting animals during hot weather, guidance on welfare in transport regulations and guidance on domestic
and farm animal welfare.
Bringing pets to the UK
Guidance on the Pet Travel Scheme
(PETS) and rabies quarantine.
International trade
Information on animal
imports, EU exports,
Non-EU Exports and on
products of animal origin.
Livestock movements, identification
and tracing
Guidance on the movement of livestock and information on their identification,
registration and tracing.
Personal food &
plant imports
What food may I bring into the UK? - search the database
or personal import tables.
Other pages
- Chief Veterinary Officer - See also Government Veterinary Surgeons website.
- Government Veterinary Journal - An official journal of Defra and is the UK journal specialising in State Veterinary Medicine.
- Veterinary Training Research Initiative (VTRI) - An initiative to encourage both students and practising vets to get involved in research that could prevent or halt outbreaks of animal disease.
- Bee health.
Defra's delivery agents relating to animal health and welfare:
- Animal Health - Formerly the State Veterinary Service.
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate
- Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
- Farm Animal Welfare Council
- Companion Animal Welfare Council
Page last modified: May 10, 2008