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Ten issues for action
Contents
Introduction 4
Harnessing consumer power:
a stronger and fairer society
Establish mandatory labelling on method of
production of chickens; mandatory country of origin
labelling showing where the animal has been reared
and slaughtered; mandatory labelling on the
slaughter methods for animals.
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Review the Government Buying standards (GBS). 6
Incentivise improvements to slaughter and live
transport by establishing mandatory CCTV in
slaughterhouses and reducing long-distance
transport of animals.
6
Link the funding for the Research Councils to a target
for funding the development of humane alternatives
to animal experiments, and end the use of animals in
scientific procedures involving severe suffering.
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The rights and responsibilities
of individuals and the state
The government should introduce standards to
improve breeding conditions for animals.
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Updating the legislation on selling animals. 8
Ensuring statutory enforcement of animal legislation
at a local level.
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Commit to having a sustainable and science-led
approach to bovine TB control.
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The use of wild animals in circuses. 9
Hunting ban on wild animals. 9
Some key animal welfare facts 10