Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 57941
Slaughterhouses
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Question
Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat — Witney
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of (a) mobile abattoirs and (b) farmer-assisted slaughter on (i) costs for livestock farmers and (ii) animal stress.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerA mobile slaughter facility must be approved on the premises on which it is to operate. Currently there is one mobile abattoir in England and two Food Standards Agency (FSA) approved sites it can operate from. Mobile abattoirs may offer benefits in certai...
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