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<p>We have some of the highest standards of animal welfare and these will not be watered
down when we leave the EU. Procedures which are considered to cause unnecessary suffering,
such as live plucking and force feeding, are not practiced in the UK as they are prohibited
by the Animal Welfare Act 2006.</p><p> </p><p>Procedures which can be performed on
farmed animal species, such as castration and dehorning, are tightly regulated through
the Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007. Where procedures
can be performed, it must be done in such a way as to minimise the pain and suffering
it causes to the animal. This law also sets requirements on the use of anaesthetics.
Our expert committee, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee, which advises Defra and the
Devolved Administrations in Scotland and Wales on the welfare of farmed animals has
provided advice on a wide range of subjects including various procedures performed
on farmed animals.</p>
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