Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made on the establishment of an independent horse welfare regulator for horse racing.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 12th October 2018
The Government has made no announcement about the establishment of an independent horse welfare regulator. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) works alongside animal welfare organisations, such as the RSPCA, and regularly reviews the safety of racetracks and, where necessary, makes improvements. The Government is satisfied that the BHA works to make horseracing as safe as possible