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AWC advice to government

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

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From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
27 July 2020
Last updated:
20 May 2026
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  1. Added link to Animal Welfare Committee (AWC): Opinion on breeding and breeding technologies in commercial livestock agriculture

  2. Added link to Animal Welfare Committee (AWC): opinion on the responsible sourcing of fur.

  3. Added link to 'Opinion on carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and alternative methods' under Advice from the AWC Welfare at Killing Committee.

  4. Added links to the AWC 'Opinion on specialised dog reproductive practices' and ‘Opinion on cat breeding practices’.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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'.

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

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

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

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

  12. First published.

You can read more about the work of the Animal Welfare Committee.

You can read more about the work of AWC’s predecessor Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC).

Advice from the Animal Welfare Committee

Advice from the AWC Welfare at Killing Committee

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