Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6716
Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerLegislation on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires that farmed fish are spared avoidable pain, distress or suffering during their killing and related operations. In 2023 the Animal Welfare Committee’s updated Opinion on the welfare o...
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