"The government is not sufficiently prepared for the increasing risk from animal disease" says new National Audit Office report

Wednesday, 4 June 2025 00:01

Key public bodies are insufficiently prepared for a major animal disease1 outbreak and would likely struggle to cope with one, the latest report from the National Audit Office finds. Factors such as climate change and anti-microbial resistance mean outbreaks are increasingly frequent and livestock more vulnerable, but government lacks a strategy and action plan for improving resilience to animal diseases.  Past animal disease outbreaks have had significant economic...Request free trial