A Defra webinar on 4 November explained in detail the steps anyone taking horses from Britain to EU member states will need to follow after the end of the transition period. H&H finds out more
The new law has been introduced today by Defra, but owners have until 2020 to comply
Under the proposals, all slaughterhouses in England must have CCTV and the footage will be available to the Food Standards Agency's official vets
The government is reviewing the effectiveness of the Act, regulation surrounding the sale and advertising of pets as well as enforcement of current animal welfare legislation
A provider for the new equine database will hopefully be in place “by the spring”, the National Equine Forum was told
Leading industry figures have raised concerns that horse identification laws have not yet been formally introduced
Government discusses changes in legislation to help combat fly grazing
Cabinet reshuffle results in youngest ever female Conservative Cabinet minister
Online survey hosted by the BHS urges horse owners to have their say in the fight against the poisonous weed
A mandatory equine database could be installed in the UK next year
A group of landowners are agruing for a more common sense approach to rights of way legislation
In the wake of the horse meat scandal, plans to tackle the issue of horse passport fraud are under way
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the appointment of Owen Paterson as the new Secretary of State for environment, food and rural affairs after the cabinet reshuffle
Defra has recognised gypsy cobs as a breed and the Traditional Gypsy Cob Association is now the official passport issuing office for them in the UK and the European Union
The horse industry now has two representatives on the board of the government's new animal health and welfare board for England
Equestrian bodies are concerned that a new 12-member board of non-government experts appointed to develop health and welfare policy in England may not include a horse expert
The British horse industry has welcomed government plans to involve the equine and farming industries in making health and welfare policy
Separate animal health budgets for England, Scotland and Wales to promote animal welfare and tackle disease outbreaks have been cautiously welcomed by equestrian bodies
Defra has put plans to restructure the UK horse passport issuing system on hold for up to 18 months, leaving the National Equine Database and breed societies in limbo
Defra plans to cut the UK's 80 passport issuing bodies down to one and stop funding the National Equine Database
