Question follow-through · 47542
Livestock Worrying
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase levels of public awareness of the responsibilities of dog owners to prevent livestock worrying incidents.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 23 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 7 May 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
23 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase levels of public awareness of the responsibilities of dog owners to prevent livestock worrying incidents.
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 May 2025
Answer published
The Countryside Code highlights best practice for signage for livestock keepers, and comprehensive guidance for dog walkers. We encourage livestock keepers to adhere to this, raising public awareness by indicating the presence of animals with signs on wal...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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