The UK government has released a new animal welfare strategy that includes plans to ban trail hunting, puppy mills, and the use of cages for farm animals. The strategy aims to safeguard the welfare of domestic, wild, and farmed animals through various measures such as reforming dog breeding practices, phasing out confinement systems for farm animals, and introducing humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish.

Animal welfare groups and charities have welcomed the strategy, with many organizations expressing support and readiness to work with the government to implement the proposed changes. The government has also accepted a ruling stating that boiling lobsters alive is unlawful, and is expected to ban the practice in England. Despite criticism from pro-hunt groups, the proposed ban on trail hunting has been widely celebrated, with concerns about the hunting of wildlife with dogs under the guise of trail hunting being addressed by the government's strategy.