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Poultry: Animal Welfare

Asked by Mr Toby PerkinsLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 23 September 2025UIN 70383

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with poultry industry representatives on the potential welfare merits of upright catching.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Following the publication of the public consultation on poultry catching and handling, we engaged with poultry industry representatives to discuss the potential welfare merits and harms of different poultry catching and handling methods, including upright catching.

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