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 Zeichner
Legislation 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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