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AWC advice to government

Advice given to government by the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC).

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
27 July 2020
Last updated
24 May 2024 — See all updates

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Advice from the Animal Welfare Committee

Advice from the AWC Welfare at Killing Committee

Published 27 July 2020
Last updated 24 May 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added links to AWC Opinion on high expansion nitrogen foam for culling poultry and AWC advice on preslaughter handling of horses to the Advice from the AWC Welfare at Killing Committee section.

  2. Added 'Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing' to AWC Welfare at Killing Advice. Added 'Advice on emergency culling for the depopulation of poultry affected by high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)', 'Opinion on chick culling alternatives' and 'Opinion on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs' to Animal Welfare Committee Advice.

  3. Added a link to the report 'Opinion on the welfare implications of different methods and systems for the catching, carrying, collecting and loading of poultry'.

  4. Added the AWC opinion on the space requirements for snakes in vivaria within pet selling establishments.

  5. Added the AWC opinion on the welfare implications of using virtual fencing for livestock.

  6. Added 'Advice on methods of killing piglets on farm'

  7. Added AWC opinion on the welfare of cattle kept in different production systems

  8. First published.