A law designed to stop UK travel brands selling low-welfare animal attractions and excursions overseas still hasn't been implemented two years after it was passed.
The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act was agreed by parliament on 18 September 2023 but has not seen a single prosecution. Before any can be made, guidance from Defra – the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – as to what the act covers and how it will be enforced must be published.
According to parliament, the new law is “an act to prohibit the sale and advertising of activities abroad which involve low standards of welfare for animals”.
