Animal Health and Welfare links
Sites concerned with animal welfare.
Animal Health and Welfare
British Veterinary Association
The national representative body for the veterinary profession.
http://www.bva.co.uk/Farm Animal Welfare Committee
Expert committee providing advice on on the welfare of farmed animals
http://www.defra.gov.uk/fawc/Five Freedoms
The five freedoms that should be afforded to farmed animals.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121010012427/http://www.fawc.org.uk/freedoms.htmHumane Slaughter Association
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is the only registered charity that works, in the UK and internationally, through educational, scientific and technical advances, exclusively towards the highest
http://www.hsa.org.uk/Meat and meat hygiene: Food Standards Agency
Information about the licensing, inspection and reporting regimes which govern the meat production and processing industries.
http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/meat/The Animal By-Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003
The main aim of the ABPR is to prevent animal by-products from presenting a risk to animal or public health through the transmission of disease.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/411/contents/madeThe Animal By-Products Regulations 2003
The main aim of the Animal by-products regulation is to prevent animal by-products from presenting a risk to animal or public health through the transmission of disease.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1482/contents/madeThe welfare of poultry at slaughter or killing
This booklet provides guidance on the humane treatment of poultry prior to and during slaughter or killing in slaughterhouses and on premises other than slaughterhouses (e.g. on farm) in order to safe
http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/2011/06/10/pb13539-welfare-poultry-slaughter/