Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83955
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of allowing the practice of carrying chickens by their legs.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 resolved a discrepancy by bringing the legislation in-line with long-standing statutory guidance. The regulations reinforce the guidance that one-leg catching is unacceptable, by specifically...
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