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<p>The welfare of game birds is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The statutory
Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes, provides
keepers with guidance on how to meet the welfare needs of their game birds, as required
by the Act. The Code recommends that barren cages for breeding pheasants and small
barren cages for breeding partridges should not be used and that any system should
be appropriately enriched. The Act and Defra’s Code are enforced by the Animal and
Plant Health Agency. We are not currently planning to change these requirements.</p>
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