Animal Welfare Codes of Practice

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 13 June 2018.

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Photo of Julie Morgan Julie Morgan Labour 2:11, 13 June 2018

The current code of practice on the rearing of birds for shooting purposes is eight years' old, contains no minimum space requirements for game birds, and is not backed up by any independent statutory inspections to check compliance, unlike the welfare codes for other birds such as chickens. Can the Cabinet Secretary say when action will be taken to independently monitor the enforcement of the code to ensure the welfare of these birds?