Defra – Update on the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway

On Tuesday (22^nd) afternoon, Secretary of State gave his keynote speech at the NFU Conference on the future of British farming, with the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway at its core:

Environment Secretary speech at NFU Conference 22 February 2022 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Following this, an update on the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway was published on Gov.uk:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-health-and-welfare-pathway

This update includes:

• ambitions for Pathway
• how Pathway links to wider government commitments
• funding offers within Pathway
• and key new content is Pathway’s health and welfare priorities

For further information, please see:

• Environment Secretary sets out animal health and welfare support for livestock farmers – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Our priorities for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway – Future Farming (blog.gov.uk)
• Defra UK on Twitter:

Within the veterinary profession, you may also be interested in these articles by the British Veterinary Association:

• Animal Health and Welfare Pathway: what vets need to know now (bva.co.uk)
• Post-Brexit funding for animal health and welfare an opportunity, say vets | British Veterinary Association (bva.co.uk)