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Shellfish: Transport

Original answer

The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. My department is continuing to engage with stakeholders and seeking to address evidence gaps to inform future policy decisions in this area.

Animal welfare legislation protects all animals from being transported in a way likely to cause injury or suffering. Live decapod crustaceans are protected from injury or unnecessary suffering during transportation by a general duty of care provision in Article 4 of The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO) and equivalent national legislation in Scotland and Wales.

There are no plans to publish best practice guidance for the transport of live decapod crustaceans.

The answer was corrected by Daniel Zeichner (Labour)

on Thursday, 5 December 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Corrected answer

The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. My department is continuing to engage with stakeholders and seeking to address evidence gaps to inform future policy decisions in this area.

Animal welfare legislation protects all animals from being transported in a way likely to cause injury or suffering. Live decapod crustaceans are protected from injury or unnecessary suffering during transportation by a general duty of care provision in Article 4 of The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO) and equivalent national legislation in Scotland and Wales.

There are no plans to publish best practice guidance for the transport of live decapod crustaceans.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

8710

Session

2024-26

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Transport Shellfish

Link

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