Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 19736 · Tabled 16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with abattoirs and livestock producers in the South West on the use of non-stun slaughter and its implications for animal welfare.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 3 Sep 2026
I have various meetings with representatives of the livestock sector to discuss a range of issues. All animals must be stunned before slaughter to make them unconscious and insensible to pain. The only exception to this is when animals are slaughtered in ...