Petition · past parliament
Stop the government repealing animal welfare codes
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Conservative ministers are planning to repeal an array of official guidance on animal welfare standards, starting with a move to put the code on chicken farming into the hands of the poultry industry. This means that the industry standard will be down to the poultry industry themselves.
It is planning to revoke the code on 27th April– the day that new guidelines will be made public by the British Poultry Council.
Kerry McCarthy, the shadow environment secretary, said: “Abandoning codes of practice for farm animal welfare is not in the best interests of the animals and will not produce higher quality food. In the wake of food scandals, scrapping government standards risks undermining public confidence in the food we buy.”
Kerry McCarthy, the shadow environment secretary, said: “Abandoning codes of practice for farm animal welfare is not in the best interests of the animals and will not produce higher quality food. In the wake of food scandals, scrapping government standards risks undermining public confidence in the food we buy.”
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We think the following petition is similar to yours: The repeal of the code on farming chickens for meat + farming should be debated
Timeline
| 26 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2016
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