Consultation outcome

Welfare of animals at the time of killing

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
13 September 2012
Last updated
29 May 2013 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

This document provides a summary of the 446 responses received.

Original consultation

Summary

This consultation invited views on proposals to implement Council Regulation (EC) 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing, in England, with effect from 1 January 2013.

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Consultation description

This consultation invited views on proposals to implement Council Regulation (EC) 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing, in England, with effect from 1 January 2013. Defra was seeking views on proposed measures to implement:

  • the legal obligations in Regulation 1099/2009;
  • national rules to maintain existing welfare standards where these are higher than those in Regulation 1099/2009;
  • transitional measures;
  • criminal and administrative sanctions and penalties for breaches of Regulation 1099/2009 and stricter national rules.

Following consultation new domestic regulations, The Welfare of Animals at the time of Killing (England) Regulations 2012 (WATOK) will be laid before Parliament at the end of 2012 to implement and enforce Regulation 1099/2009 and to repeal and replace the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (insofar as they apply to England), save for certain transitional provisions. The new domestic regulations will apply in England only. Separate implementing regulations will be made in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Further Information

Documents

Consultation document

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Consultation letter

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Consultation questionnaire

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Consultation questionnaire (Word format)

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Impact Assessment

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Consultation list

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Updates to this page

Published 13 September 2012
Last updated 29 May 2013 + show all updates

  1. Published summary of responses.

  2. Published summary of responses.

  3. First published.

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