Written Question · S3W-08791 · Session 3
What effect it considers that the decision to remove the animal health and welfare scheme from the Scottish Rural Development Programme wil…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect it considers that the decision to remove the animal health and welfare scheme from the Scottish Rural Development Programme will have on standards of animal health and welfare.
The answer
Animal Health andWelfare Management Programmes have been an important element in the promotion ofanimal health and welfare in Scotland. They are, however, only one element in the Scottish Government’s work to promote good practice and raise standards. Individualanimal keepers remain the best placed to promote good animal health and welfare.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-08791 by reference.