Lack of inspections at fish slaughterhouses a ‘disgrace’, says Animal Equality UK
Live salmon wait to be slaughtered on a fish farm. Photograph: Karen Appleyard/AlamyView image in fullscreenLive salmon wait to be slaughtered on a fish farm. In response to a previous inquiry, the APHA had said it does not carry out mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses and suggested contacting the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
- ▪Live salmon wait to be slaughtered on a fish farm.
- ▪Photograph: Karen Appleyard/AlamyView image in fullscreenLive salmon wait to be slaughtered on a fish farm.
- ▪In response to a previous inquiry, the APHA had said it does not carry out mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses and suggested contacting the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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Live salmon wait to be slaughtered on a fish farm. Photograph: Karen Appleyard/AlamyView image in fullscreenLive salmon wait to be slaughtered on a fish farm. Photograph: Karen Appleyard/AlamyAnimal welfareLack of inspections at fish slaughterhouses a ‘disgrace’, says Animal Equality UKCharity calls for faster progress on humane slaughter laws for farmed fish in England and WalesHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentSun 4 Oct 2026 04.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 4 Oct 2026 04.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUp to 77m fish are slaughtered each year in the UK but there are no routine or mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses in England and Wales, it can be revealed.Concerns within government about the way fish are slaughtered date back decades but all of the official…
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