Lack of inspections at fish slaughterhouses a ‘disgrace’, says Animal Equality UK
Source: The Guardian ·
Charity calls for faster progress on humane slaughter laws for farmed fish in England and WalesUp to 77m fish are slaughtered each year in the UK but there are no routine or mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses in England and Wales, it can be revealed.Concerns within government about the way fish are slaughtered date back decades but all of the official bodies responsible for animal…
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Up to 77m fish are slaughtered each year in the UK but there are no routine or mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses in England and Wales, it can be revealed. Concerns within government about the way fish are slaughtered date back decades but all of the official bodies responsible for animal welfare and food standards in England and Wales said they do not undertake regular inspections. When Animal Equality UK contacted the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), it referred the charity to the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI). In response to a previous inquiry, the APHA had said it does not carry out mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses and suggested contacting the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Both the FSA and the FHI told Animal Equality UK that they did not carry out routine or mandatory inspections. Abigail Penny, the executive director of Animal Equality UK, said: “Fish are thinking, feeling beings, capable of pain. It is a disgrace that not a single government…