Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Review rules for the movement of poultry between GB and NI/RoI
Closed
1,246 signatures
What the petition asks
The introduction of the border down the Irish Sea has meant that poultry keepers in the RoI and NI wishing to move birds to and from GB need to meet strict rules, including salmonella tests, EU Health Checks and a 21 day quarantine in the host country. We ask for these changes to be reviewed.
Poultry keepers and businesses in NI and the RoI make a huge contribution to the poultry fancy in the UK. The above changes would mean the vast majority of those fanciers and businesses would not attend events in England, Scotland and Wales.
We fear this could lead to many fanciers giving up keeping rare, pure and traditional breeds of poultry, which could put many breeds at risk, and be to the detriment of poultry keeping across the UK, as well as businesses such as livestock auctioneers.
We fear this could lead to many fanciers giving up keeping rare, pure and traditional breeds of poultry, which could put many breeds at risk, and be to the detriment of poultry keeping across the UK, as well as businesses such as livestock auctioneers.
Timeline
| 25 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,246
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
25 Jan 2021
Closed
25 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.