United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73207
Slaughterhouses: Carbon Dioxide
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29 August 2025
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3 September 2025 · Answer
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3 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of high concentration carbon dioxide gas for the stunning of livestock in abattoirs.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of high concentration carbon dioxide gas for the stunning of livestock in abattoirs.
Source: Commons
3 September 2025
Answer
The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter. We understand that there is a pressing need to address the welfare concerns associated with this method of stunning pigs. The Animal Welfare Committee has carried out an up-to...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73207
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1829964
- uk · wq-1829964 · source updated 3 September 2025