RS
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
61,000 cruelty complaints investigated; 527 convictions secured; 40% more urgent cruelty/neglect cases attended following launch of online triage tool
Five new animal welfare laws achieved in 2024: ban on live animal exports; CCTV in Welsh slaughterhouses; Pet Abduction Act (pet theft now a crime); cat microchipping law; primates licensing scheme; Government committed to phasing out animal experiments