Written question asked by Elliot Morley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 October 1993. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Monday, 18 October 1993 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: Whether officers of the state veterinary service have witnessed (a) the gassing of mink on fur farms and (b) the gassing of mink via a box connected to car or tractor exhaust; and if she will give details of precautions taken in the latter case to ensure that the mink die humanely; what assessment officials have made of humaneness of carbon monoxide gassing of mink; and what is average time to unconsciousness and death noted by officials.

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