Egg sector demands more action to protect standards
14 May 2021 |
The British Egg Industry Council warns the government not to leave the back door open to lower standard imports
The egg industry has urged the government to pledge more action on defending British producers standards following the launch of its Action Plan for Animal Welfare.
Defra has published what it says is the first plan of its kind which, it adds, will revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK and introduce measures to protect the welfare of animals abroad.
Regulation will be strengthened, such as recognising animals as sentient in law along with a new range of welfare measures for pets and livestock.
Prof Alan Roberts, in giving his opinion on the ability of fish to experience pain ( Can fish feel pain? The jury is still out, Letters, 7 April), neglected to mention the wealth of published scientific evidence outside of behavioural and hormonal responses. I was the first to identify the existence of nociceptors in a fish, the rainbow trout, in 2002. These are specialised receptors for detecting injury-causing stimuli, and their physiology is.
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Lorna Scott says the new rules would make it impossible for her livestock to be transported during the winter months SHETLAND farmer Lorna Scott is proud of her 750-strong flock of hardy sheep who easily withstand most of the weather the northern climate throws at them. However under “ill-judged” proposals based on a Westminster committee’s report she would not be able to transport them unless the weather was a comparatively balmy 5°C. The temperature restriction is just one of a number of proposals that have sent shockwaves through the crofting and farming community in Scotland, particularly in the islands where warnings have been given they could end livestock production.
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NFU Scotland branches in Orkney and Shetland, as well as Orkney Mart, have raised concerns regarding live export proposals, along with a range of local stakeholders, from vets to farmers themselves ORKNEY AND Shetland politicians have warned that restrictions on livestock shipments from the islands could threaten the viability of livestock production in the Northern Isles. Both the UK and Scottish governments are currently consulting on proposals to amend rules relating to live animal transport to improve animal welfare post-Brexit. Northern Isles politicians have made a joint submission to both consultations outlining the serious threat these new regulations pose to the future of livestock farming in the Northern Isles, calling for extreme caution , and stressing that the changes being considered – including limits on maximum wind speeds and/or minimum temperatures during which animals can be transported – could severely restrict livestock shipments from the islands,