Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61727
Pigs: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the enforcement of laws prohibiting piglet thumping on pig farms.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThere are strict rules to protect the welfare of animals at the time of killing. Due to serious concerns about the welfare consequences of a manual percussive blow to the head, piglet thumping is not a permitted method for stunning or killing piglets. Pot...
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