Document type APGAW (UK All-Party PArliamentary Group for Animal Welfare) news
Authors: APGAW Admin.
APGAW has released a report following an inquiry looking into the provision of abattoirs after concerns were raised that large numbers of small abattoirs had closed taking away options for slaughter for small scale farmers and forcing them to use large processing plants.
The report can be read here and makes a number of recommendations to sustain small abattoirs as a choice for farmers.