Monitoring animal welfare
Through the AHVLA, we monitor and inspect farms, markets and transport premises to check that the laws on animal health and welfare are being upheld. The Food Standards Agency monitors slaughterhouses.
Where possible, we and the AHVLA work with local authorities, and other bodies like the Rural Payments Agency which also makes checks on farms, so our monitoring of animal welfare is as extensive as it can be. We prosecute people who break the law.