Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Require meat sellers to display how all meat was slaughtered and sourced
Closed
1,079 signatures
What the petition asks
All meat and meat product sellers, at the point of sale, to publicly display documentation, written and with clear photographs describing how meat animals were bred, their living conditions, method and typical age at slaughter and the percentage of animals accidentally or purposely unstunned.
Consumers may be unaware that many animals are intensively farmed, with some living in much of their own urine and excrement and speedily deprived of their young. Consumers are often unaware that scientists believe animals feel emotion, including pain, fear and frustration. It is important that consumers are well informed so that they can make an educated choice as to whether or not they want to eat it. Documentation and photographs should be publicly verifiable.
Timeline
| 10 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,079
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
10 Sep 2020
Closed
10 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.