Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70383

Poultry: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

LabourChesterfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with poultry industry representatives on the potential welfare merits of upright catching.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Following the publication of the public consultation on poultry catching and handling, we engaged with poultry industry representatives to discuss the potential welfare merits and harms of different poultry catching and handling methods, including upright...

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