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Pigs: Slaughterhouses

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 May 2026UIN 613

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when she plans to begin consulting on the phasing out of the use of CO2 in animal slaughter.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As set out in this Government’s animal welfare strategy, Defra will consult on banning carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and on possible timescales for phasing out this method. Further details will be set out later this year.

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