Poultry: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 83955 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of allowing the practice of carrying chickens by their legs.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Oct 2025
The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 resolved a discrepancy by bringing the legislation in-line with long-standing statutory guidance. The regulations reinforce the guidance that one-leg catching is unacceptable, by specifically...