20 years on from the enactment Animal Health and Welfare Act 2006, weaknesses in its interpretation and enforcement mean animals are paying the price.

It’s time for a reset.

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The Animal Welfare Act at 20 How interpretation determines protection.

Yet, while the Act has been transformative, its full potential remains underutilised due to persistent issues with legal interpretation and enforcement.

Read our Executive Director’s opinion piece on @thelawsociety.bsky.social Gazette: www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...

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The suffering we accept: the offence of ‘unnecessary suffering’ in UK animal protection law — Animal Law Foundation Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. But the framing of this offence begs the question, what is necessary? What reasons ar...

Read our new insight here: animallawfoundation.org/insights/the...

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'Put animals ‘back at the heart’ of welfare law, Defra urged' Vet Times reports

“Dozens of welfare groups have called for a review of key legislation amid fears millions of animals are still suffering 20 years after its protections came into force.”

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These weaknesses mean the Act’s protections apply selectively and arbitrarily – the rule of law must apply to animals too.

Read the letter in full – and why we believe this anniversary must be a turning point for animal protection. 🧵👇

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Today, The Animal Law Foundation has written to the government alongside @leagueacs.bsky.social and 60 other signatories who are calling on the government to put animals back into The Animal Welfare Act.

See who has signed 🧵👇

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