“If animal wel­fare legis­la­tion is to carry any real weight, Scot­land must strengthen enforce­ment so that breaches of the law are no longer treated as incon­sequen­tial.”

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However, DEFRA has confirmed it is not currently running or funding trials or research on this subject.

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DEFRA agrees vets have a key role in reducing pig tail docking – and is meeting with veterinary bodies to explore what can be done about it.

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We sent a letter to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on our concerns around illegal routine mutilations being performed on pigs.

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Our Executive Director Edie Bowles, said: “When only one percent of farms are being inspected and then no prosecutions are then commenced when animals are harmed, it shows the system simply isn’t deterring cruelty."

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Only half of all complaints about farm animal welfare resulted in an inspection

Only 2.2% of cases of non-compliance resulted in prosecutions

On inspection, 28.4% of farms showed non-compliance

Only 2.2% of farms were inspected across the UK

We collected data from over 160 enforcement bodies

Today we have published our report on The Enforcement Problem with 2024 data.

Now in our third year of reporting, our report shows that despite widespread non-compliance, formal enforcement action remains extremely rare, leaving the vast majority of welfare breaches with no meaningful consequences.

What is the role of vets in this? And what is the way forward?

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But the evidence clearly indicates tail docking remains a routine procedure.

Routine mutilations are forbidden.