Animal welfare during transport and slaughter – hot topics 2024
26 June 2024
Animal welfare during transport and slaughter – hot topics 2024: a one-day seminar highlighting current issues and latest developments
Date: Saturday 26 October 2024
Venue: Norton House Hotel, Edinburgh EH28 8LX
Cost: £195.00 (£145 for students and non-wage earners)
Topics will include:
- two-legged catching of chickens up to 10kg;
- update on banning of livestock exports for slaughter;
- guidance on slaughter of farmed fish;
- alternatives to CO2 stunning of pigs;
- updates on HSA international projects.
Other topics (subject to confirmation):
- provision of local and private kill facilities in Scotland;
- welfare of livestock being transported between islands and the mainland;
- poultry transport in high temperatures;
- welfare in commercial fishing.
A chaired panel discussion will follow the presentations.