Independent report: Advice on emergency culling for the depopulation of poultry affected by high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)

Animal Welfare Committee advice on emergency culling for the depopulation of poultry affected by high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – consideration of ventilation shutdown (VSD)



Independent report: Opinion on chick culling alternatives

Animal Welfare Committee opinion on alternatives to culling newly hatched chicks in the egg and poultry industries.



Independent report: Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing

Animal Welfare Committee update on the opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing.



Independent report: Opinion on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs

Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs.



Transparency data: Defra: spending over £25,000, May 2023

Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.