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CCTV to be mandatory in English slaughterhouses
Defra has announced two important consultations on animal welfare -- one proposing to install CCTV cameras in abattoirs in England, the other updating statutory Codes of Practice on animal welfare, starting with chickens bred for meat.
The Government has also said it will raise standards for farm animals and domestic pets by modernising statutory animal welfare codes to reflect developments in medicine, technology and research. The codes will remain enshrined in law, with the first to be updated covering chickens bred for meat. Codes on laying hens, pigs, dogs, cats and horses are expected to be updated over the next year.
Published Sunday 27 August 2017
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