Has the HSA published guidelines for best welfare practice in commercial plants?
A 13. The HSA has devised a series of Best Practice Guidelines which were compiled following requests from the meat industry, farmers, assurance schemes and animal welfare organisations and are aimed to unify animal welfare standards for commercial slaughterhouses. They provide the best practice standards that will be of use to all those involved in developing and running assurance schemes and abattoir policies. The guidelines are intended for all persons responsible for animals held in places of slaughter. Advice is given throughout these documents to encourage abattoir owners and operators to strive for high standards of animal welfare. Explanatory material is provided where appropriate. Please follow this link in order to purchase copies.
