Mr. Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions in each of the past five years establishments that rear mink for the production of fur and are licensed for the purpose under the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 have been inspected; by whom; and whether he is satisfied with welfare conditions.
Mrs. FennerDuring the relevant period, officers of the Ministry's agricultural science and veterinary services have made the following inspections in England and Wales of mink farms licenced under the Destructive Animals Act 1932:—
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Inspections 1978–79 55 1979–80 48 1980–81 47 1981–82 21 1982–83 34 No evidence of an offence under the welfare provisons of Part I of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 has been reported.
Mr. Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions in each of the past five years establishments that rear mink for the production of fur and are licensed under the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 have been (a) successfully prosecuted and (b) unsuccessfully prosecuted under the Act.
Mr. Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions in each of the past five years establishments that use foxes for the production of fur and are subject to inspection by the State Veterinary Service have been (a) successfully prosecuted and (b) unsuccessfully prosecuted under the provisions of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 or its subordinate legislation.
Mrs. FennerNone. There are no known instances of offences under part I of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 on fox farms during the past five years.
Mr. Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions in each of the past five years establishments that use foxes for the production of fur have been inspected by members of the State Veterinary Service under part I of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 and its subordinate legislation; and whether he is satisfied with welfare conditions at such establishments.
Mrs. FennerDuring the past five years there have been the following number of inspections of fox farms under part I of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968:
Inspections 1979 Nil 1980 Nil 1981 Nil 1982 4 1983 4 No evidence of an offence under that part of the Act has been found.