06 December 2023
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has awarded £10,000 of funding to a project aiming to improve chicken welfare during transportation in Malawi. The project aspires to replace the traditional method of transporting chickens upside down whilst suspended from the handlebars of bicycles, with welfare-friendly crates.
09 November 2023
The HSA One-Day Seminar: Animal Welfare at Slaughter and Killing – Hot Topics 2023 took place on Wednesday 18 October 2023 in Solihull, UK, bringing together international colleagues associated with animal welfare at slaughter.
27 March 2023
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is concerned to read of the plans for the world’s first commercial octopus farm, based in the Canary Islands.
Whilst there are a number of animal welfare concerns surrounding commercial octopus farming, the HSA is exclusively concerned with animal welfare during transport, slaughter and killing.
15 March 2023
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) welcomes the recent government announcement that funding will be made available to the small abattoir sector. The funding will be used for improved infrastructure to promote animal health and welfare, productivity, sustainability and food provenance. The HSA looks forward to seeing further details of the funding when they are available.
08 March 2023
As we gear up for the 2023 show season, we’re pleased to confirm our attendance at various shows, where our team of animal welfare experts will be present at our stand to answer your questions and provide advice:.
06 February 2023
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has updated its technical guidance on Instantaneous Mechanical Destruction (IMD) for the killing of chicks in hatcheries.
The updated guidance explains the legal and welfare requirements of using IMD to kill day-old chicks, focusing on two designs of equipment commonly used in the UK. Although focusing on these two designs, the guidance does not exclude the use of other designs of IMD.
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