Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024
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Overview of the Act
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The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 makes provision to prohibit the export of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and equines for slaughter, including fattening for subsequent slaughter, beginning in or transiting through Great Britain to EU member states and other third countries.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2024 c. 11
Royal Assent: 2024-05-20
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.