HC Deb 22 April 1985 vol 77 c370W
Mr. Phillip Oppenheim

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to ensure that animals for emergency slaughter are slaughtered at the farm rather than transported to an abattoir.

Mrs. Fenner

This matter is the subject of recommendations by the Farm Animal Welfare Council in its report on the welfare of livestock at the time of slaughter. The Government are considering the council's recommendations.