Category: Slaughter Welfare
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Abattoirs included as eligible for payments in the Agriculture Bill
LORD TREES’ AMENDMENT 87 TO THE AGRICULTURE BILL ELICITS AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT – A WIN FOR BOTH ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE SELF-SUSTAINABILITY OF THE RURAL ECONOMY. On Thursday 16th July, in response to Lord Trees amendment, Minister’s confirmed that slaughtering would be recognised as one of the key ‘ancillary services’ eligible for public funds. The Amendment was supported by Baronesses, Lady Mallalieu, Lady…
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Non-stun slaughter – Why not a precautionary tale?
The number of sheep and goats slaughtered without stunning has doubled in the last six years, with an estimated 3.3 million (27%) not stunned in 2017. Despite a body of scientific evidence of harm, the use of non-stun slaughter by some religious groups is allowed in the UK.
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Debate on welfare of animals at slaughter
The recent introduction of the new Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (England) 2015 regulations (WATOK) has been the focus of a debate last night in the House of Lords. Background EU regulation 1099/2009 on protection of animals at time of killing came into effect in 2013. The purpose of the regulation is to enhance protection of…
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Westminster Hall debates
Tuesday 4th November saw two interesting debates in Westminster Hall. In the morning Neil Parish MP moved a debate on Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods), and in the afternoon Chris Williamson MP moved a debate on Badger Culls (Assessment). I will focus on the animal slaughter side of things in this post. Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods) The animal slaughter debate was…
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Non-stun slaughter Fact File
Declaration of interest: This authors of this document declare they would wish to see all animals stunned before slaughter. Statement of intention: This document is intended for the public, politicians and professionals and aims to present an unbiased, factual and up-to-date account of the current information available on non-stun slaughter. Please download a copy of…
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APGAW: Humane Slaughter
Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW) Humane Slaughter After a long Easter recess that caused the previous date to be postponed, Lord Trees participated in a much anticipated meeting of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW) on Tuesday 6th May. The meeting was due to follow the publication of a report by the European…