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Government consults on ending live animal exports for slaughter | |
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2020-12-03 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
正文(英文) |
Press release
Environment Secretary unveils plans to end excessively long journeys for animals exported for slaughter and fattening. ![]() Plans to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening have been unveiled by the Environment Secretary today (3 December), in the start of a renewed push by government to strengthen the UK’s position as a world leader on animal welfare. These proposals form part of an eight-week consultation, launched today in England and Wales, seeking views on how to better protect animal welfare during transport. Live animals commonly have to endure excessively long journeys during exports, causing distress and injury. Previously, EU rules prevented any changes to these journeys, but leaving the EU has enabled the UK Government to pursue these plans which would prevent unnecessary suffering of animals during transport and see us become the first country in Europe to end this practice. The government is also consulting on proposals to further improve animal welfare in transport more generally, such as:
Environment Secretary George Eustice said:
Around 6,400 animals were transported from the UK directly to slaughter in continental Europe in 2018, based on internal figures. This consultation takes into account the responses to the 2018 Call for Evidence, as well as the report published by the then Farm Animal Welfare Committee (now known as the Animal Welfare Committee), which is made up of farming and veterinary experts, into the existing welfare standards for animals during transport. Chris Sherwood, CEO for the RSPCA said:
Peter Stevenson, OBE and Compassion in World Farming’s Chief Policy Advisor said:
This announcement marks the start of renewed efforts from government to raise standards on animal welfare even further now we are outside the EU, including taking steps to ban primates as pets and crack down on the illegal smuggling of dogs and puppies, with further proposals to improve standards and eradicate cruel practices expected to be set out in the coming months. The consultation can be accessed here. Further information
Published 3 December 2020
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来源平台 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/306094 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
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