Our Executive Director, Edie presented our findings from our report on #TheEnforcementProblem
Representatives of Animal Licensing Wales, the @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social and the CTSI supported calls for better enforcement while highlighting the importance of increased capacity and resourcing.
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Next week, we will be at the Senedd to host a Parliamentary event on #TheEnforcementProblem
The event will bring together Members of Senedd and stakeholders to discuss the challenges in enforcing the laws that exist to protect animals in Wales.
Stay tuned for updates!
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Read our Executive Director’s article here: theecologist.org/2026/jan/08/...
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The Animal Law Foundation has long argued that animal protection laws mean nothing if enforcement does not follow.
We are delighted to see progress in this area, and the fruits of our work, including on the #TheEnforcementProblem
Read the strategy here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
“If animal welfare legislation is to carry any real weight, Scotland must strengthen enforcement so that breaches of the law are no longer treated as inconsequential.”
Read our report here: animallawfoundation.org/enforcement
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‘Farm animal welfare in question as one in 304 breaches is acted upon’ @sunday.post reports
Our latest report on #TheEnforcementProblem showed that in Scotland only 2.88% of farms were inspected in 2024, meaning 97.02% of Scottish farms received no official welfare visit at all.
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Our Executive Director Edie Bowles, said: “When only one percent of farms are being inspected and then no prosecutions are then commenced when animals are harmed, it shows the system simply isn’t deterring cruelty."
Read our report here: animallawfoundation.org/enforcement
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Is the UK a world leader in animal welfare? Our latest report says otherwise
Read our latest insight to find out: animallawfoundation.org/insights/is-...
Read our report: animallawfoundation.org/enforcement
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@animallawfdn.bsky.social has published its report #TheEnforcementProblem revealing that in 2024 only 2.2% of farms were inspected, 28.4% of those inspections revealed welfare breaches, but only 2.2% of cases of non-compliance resulted in a prosecution. Learn more: animallawfoundation.org/reports
Read our report: animallawfoundation.org/enforcement
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BREAKING: Our newly published data on #TheEnforcementProblem shows the UK is home to systemic breaches of animal protection laws but no prosecutions.
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Sadly, our research on #TheEnforcementProblem reveals widespread and systemic under-enforcement of these laws.
To tackle this, we believe it is of vital importance that laws that exist to protect animals are understood and applied.
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Behind the numbers: The true scale of animal agriculture in the UK
Read our insight and find out the numbers of UK animal agriculture: animallawfoundation.org/insights/beh...
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Later that day, we presented data findings on #TheEnforcementProblem in Parliament, sharing evidence with MPs and stakeholders at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare – data we will be sharing publicly soon.
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Since then, we published an updated report analysing the data for 2022 and 2023 and sadly found no significant improvements. The system continues to fail animals.
Thank you @faunalytics for highlighting #TheEnforcementProblem
Read more: faunalytics.org/enforcing-u-...
In 2022, together with @animalequality, we put together a report on #TheEnforcementProblem.
Our report revealed widespread and systemic under-enforcement of the legal frameworks meant to protect farmed animals, between the years of 2018 to 2021.
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Our Executive Director, Edie Bowles, highlights that:
"Independent investigations shouldn’t be the only line of defence for these animals. Official safeguards should be in place so that animal protection laws mean something in practice."
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As we discuss in #TheEnforcementProblem report, local authorities are the main enforcement bodies for farmed animal welfare in England, Scotland, and Wales and are therefore crucial in ensuring animals are protected as set out by UK law.
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From challenging unlawful government decisions to holding those who break the law to account, we work to ensure that the UK’s animal protection laws mean what they say.
Because animal protection isn’t optional. It’s the law. ⚖️
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The disturbing findings from @animaljustice.bsky.social's investigation revealing severe abuse by staff on dairy cows, is not an isolated incident.
It's a symptom of #TheEnforcementProblem.
Part of #TheEnforcementProblem is the lack of centralised and consistent record keeping.
This disparity underscores the urgent need for cohesive data management in our agricultural sector.
Learn more here: animallawfoundation.org/enforcement
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New Blog Alert! We address the pressing enforcement issues within our animal protection laws in the UK. Our latest insight highlights the systemic failures that leave vulnerable animals unprotected.
Read more:
animallawfoundation.org/insights/the-enforcement-problem
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Our updated #TheEnforcementProblem report is out now, highlighting a systemic failure to protect farmed animals in the UK. With data from 2022 and 2023, it's clear that enforcement remains poor; fewer than 3% of farms are inspected annually.
Read more here:
animallawfoundation.org/enforcement
