Question 5292 — breeding

Summary

Mr. Jean Laussucq draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty to the conditions of transport, breeding and slaughter of animals intended for food consumption. Article R. 214-65 of the rural and maritime fishing code provides that “all precautions must be taken to spare animals from any avoidable excitement, pain or suffering during unloading operations, transportation, accommodation, immobilization, stunning, slaughter or killing. However, a 2017 report from the Ministry of Agriculture indicates that non-compliance rates in slaughterhouses vary from 40 to 70% depending on the establishment. Many slaughter establishments fail to respect the law by inflicting multiple mistreatment on animals: mutilation, fattening, confinement, crowding... The investigation by the L214 association published on March 13, 2025 on the practices of eight Breton livestock farms highlights the manifest impunity of slaughter establishments which mistreat animals and supply major retail brands. In France, more than 3 million animals are put to death every day in the 1,000 slaughterhouses that crisscross the territory. Faced with the observation of growing concern among the French as for their food and their ecological and environmental impact, it becomes necessary to review the model and supervision of this animal production. Indeed, it appears that the model of intensive livestock farming is no longer adapted either to the environmental objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, nor to the decreasing meat consumption of the French (decline of 15% between 2000 and 2020). As such, Mr. Deputy would like to know whether the Minister plans to establish a moratorium on intensive breeding in order to prohibit the opening of any new intensive breeding establishments and to force existing establishments to respect the legislation in force. He also questions him about the ministry's desire to defend a reform of the food production model to favor local producers to the detriment of food establishments. intensive production. Finally, he would like to know whether additional control measures will be adopted to force slaughterhouses to comply with the law and to guarantee greater transparency in their methods.

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