HC Deb 12 July 1990 vol 176 c330W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many prosecutions for cruelty to animals on farms have been taken out by the state veterinary service in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Maclean

Records relating to prosecutions by the Department for breaches of animal welfare legislation on the farm are available only from 1983. They are:

Year Number
1983 4
1984 0
1985 3
1986 8
1987 6
1988 10
1989 8