Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 17 October 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the use of battery cages to hold pheasants and partridges; and what plans she has to improve welfare conditions for such birds.
There has been little in the way of scientific research on the welfare implications of keeping gamebirds in cages for breeding purposes. However, under the Animal Welfare Bill we plan to introduce a Code of Practice which would include guidance on accommodation. The code would be subject to public consultation and endorsement by Parliament.
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