02/05/2022
❓Did you know that the consultation “Improvements to Equine Identification and Traceability in England” is now live, giving UK horse owners a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have a say about the future for horse passports, health and welfare.
There are two ways for you to have your views heard:
1️⃣ The British Horse Council has made it easy for the UK’s 750,000+ horse owners to respond to their own short survey, now live at www.britishhorsecouncil.org and takes 5-10 minutes and closes 20 May: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HORSEPASSPORTS/
2️⃣ Defra’s full technical consultation will take you 30-40 minutes, now live here and closes 28 June: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/equine-id-and-movement/improvements-to-equine-id-and-traceability-in-engl/
So, if you have views on the future for paper passports, how they are updated, whether going digital is an option, what happens if disease takes hold, you are worried about breeding and pedigree information or troubled by enforcement – get your views heard.
Home What Does the Future Look Like for Managing Horse Passports and Horse Information? Defra’s consultation gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make our voices heard regarding how we manage our horses’ information in the future. However it is quite long and technical and for the 750,00...