Game: Birds
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animal welfare inspections of game bird farms were undertaken in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 and (iii) 2024; how many and what proportion of those visits identified the use of barren cages for breeding birds; and whether follow up inspections were carried out in those circumstances.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner
The total number of inspections carried out in gamebirds premises are included in the table below; of those, a total of 5 inspections disclosed non-compliances with welfare legislation however none of the non-compliances identified were due to the use of barren cages for breeding birds. There have been no gamebird inspections in Wales according to the data extrapolated for the years 2023 and 2024.
Country | Year | Total | Compliant with AW legislation |
England | 2022 | 9 | 8 |
2023 | 12 | 10 | |
2024 | 17 | 15 | |
Wales | 2022 | 3 | 3 |
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