Speeches

Baroness Whitaker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Whitaker on 2016-04-21.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what happens to horses seized under the Control of Horses Act 2015.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Under the Control of Horse Act 2015, if a horse that has been detained for a minimum 96 hours has not been claimed by the owner it may be sold, rehomed with charities or, where other options are not available, euthanised.