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Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
How to keep and breed pigs, and your responsibilities for housing, feeding and looking after them.
Guidance on animal welfare for slaughterhouses, knacker's yards, small-scale producers and private individuals.
A list of regulations and statutory instruments relating to the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
How to keep beef cattle and dairy cows on a farm, including your responsibilities for their food and housing.
How to keep farmed deer healthy and your responsibilities for deer health, housing and handling.
How to keep rabbits on farms and your housing health and feed responsibilities.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.
Guidance on the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 social rent reduction.
The code provides game farmers with information on how to meet the welfare needs of their animals, required in the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
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