3 April 2025, 14:15

By Mandy Carter

As the UK scrambles to avoid Trump’s tariffs we risk making a dangerous trade-off.

One that could undermine British farming and animal welfare standards for decades to come.

British farmed animal welfare standards are definitely not perfect, but they’re amongst the higher standards globally. The public, rightly, cares about how animals are treated.

But there is a problem: when we ban practices in the UK but allow products from animals raised with those same practices to be imported, we undermine both our commitment to higher standards and the livelihoods of British farmers.

That’s the risk with any rushed trade deal with the US.

The government insists it will maintain food safety regulations in any deal. Yet, it remains vague about addressing the glaring animal welfare gap between U.K. and U.S. agricultural practices. This is despite repeated promises to “protect farmers from being........

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