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Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 January 2025UIN 21556

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the RSPCA on animal cruelty at RSPCA-approved abattoirs.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Department engages regularly with the RSPCA on a range of animal welfare topics.

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