Farm Animal Welfare - Who Writes The Rules?

Authors: BSAS Occasional Publication No. 23
Rules may take various forms. Some are unwritten, some are enshrined in legislation, some in codes of practice and some are part of contractual relationships.

Even when they are backed by law, they may not be uniformly enforced, monitoring may not be fully effective and sanctions may vary where failure occurs. Those who write the rules vary according to the form they take, but what is more important is who says what the rules should be.

Availability:In print
Publication date:1999
Binding:Paperback
Extent:167pp.
ISBN:0-906562-28-7

Book Contents

The pig producer's perspective
Walking the animal welfare tight-rope: an egg industry view
Striking the balance: a chicken meat producer's view
The producer's view - ruminants
Transport from farm to slaughter
Welfare in livestock markets
Welfare in abattoirs
Quality assurance
Food production - the price being paid by farm animals
The consumer, the citizen and animal welfare
Role of research in the formation of 'rules' to protect the welfare of farm animals during road transportation
The influence of housing research on welfare legislation
Development of acceptable standards
Framing legislation - a legislator's viewpoint
Too cramped for comfort? Constraints on the Government's room to manoeuvre
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