Poultry welfare at markets
There is general and specific legislation covering the welfare of animals at markets and shows - including The Animal Welfare Act (2006) and the Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1990 (as amended).
These specify that owners and keepers must provide animals and birds with a suitable environment, good diet, the opportunity to ‘act normally’, sufficient housing, and protection from pain, injury, suffering and disease.
All animal owners are also responsible for the health and welfare of their animals and therefore need to understand and provide for their physical and welfare needs. They have a duty of care towards the animal and must recognise the signs of illness or disease. They also have a responsibility to be vigilant, report any suspicion of disease and maintain good disease prevention and control practice, including compliance with regulations.
For more information, see the guide on farmed animal welfare at shows and markets.
Poultry travel documentation
If you transport animals in connection with an economic activity over 65 kilometres - approximately 40 miles - you must have a valid transport certificate known as a ‘transporter authorisation’.
The type of authorisation you will need depends on the duration of the journey(s) you intend to make:
•Type 1 transporter authorisation - for journeys up to and including eight hours
•Type 2 transporter authorisation - for journeys over eight hours
A Type 2 authorisation is valid on short journeys as well, so if you intend to undertake a mixture of journeys both under and over eight hours, you should apply for this type of authorisation.
Find guidance and application forms for all types of animal welfare transportation documentation on the Defra website .
You will need to submit the following additional information along with your form when applying for a Type 2 transporter authorisation:
•copies of valid competence assessment certificates
•copies of valid vehicle approval certificates only if required by the member state of intended destination, and transiting member states
You must declare if you have any Home Office Simple Cautions or convictions, or any current court orders restricting ownership or the keeping or control of any animals when you apply for transporter authorisations. This affects anyone who transports poultry on your behalf - see the guide on farmed animal welfare during transportation.
Anyone who has been convicted or given a Home Office Simple Caution in the three years prior to making an application will generally be refused an authorisation.
Animal Transport Certificates
ATCs are required for transporting any species of animal, including poultry, a distance or duration over 50 kilometres - except journeys involving farm livestock and unregistered horses on export journeys over eight hours, which require a journey log instead. You can find information on the welfare of farmed animals at markets in the guide on farmed animal welfare at shows and markets.
The ATC must include the following information:
•origin and ownership of animals
•place of departure and destination
•date and time of departure
•expected duration of journey
You are exempt if you transport your own poultry - in your own means of transport - on journeys of up to 50 kilometres from your holding.
Defra refers to the provision of this information as an ATC. You do not have to present this information in a prescribed format. Any other document containing the information - such as an animal movement licence - may be used, if preferred. Download an ATC application form from the Defra website (PDF, 15K) .
Poultry welfare at slaughter and fallen stock
The welfare of animals at the time of slaughter or killing is covered by EU directive 93/119 and UK regulations. These rules state that animals must never be submitted to any avoidable stress, pain or suffering, and must be handled, stunned and killed using specific methods by licensed slaughtermen.
There are special arrangements when specific slaughter methods are used for religious purposes - ie the halal or kosher killing of chickens. Religious slaughter can only take place in an approved slaughterhouse. You can find clarification on slaughtering animals under Islamic law on the Defra website .
The welfare requirements also apply to on-farm slaughter - although an owner killing an animal for private consumption does not need a slaughter licence.
For more information, see the guide on farmed animal welfare at slaughter.
Poultry welfare at markets
There is general and specific legislation covering the welfare of animals at markets and shows - including The Animal Welfare Act (2006) and the Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1990 (as amended).
These specify that owners and keepers must provide animals and birds with a suitable environment, good diet, the opportunity to ‘act normally’, sufficient housing, and protection from pain, injury, suffering and disease.
All animal owners are also responsible for the health and welfare of their animals and therefore need to understand and provide for their physical and welfare needs. They have a duty of care towards the animal and must recognise the signs of illness or disease. They also have a responsibility to be vigilant, report any suspicion of disease and maintain good disease prevention and control practice, including compliance with regulations.
For more information, see the guide on farmed animal welfare at shows and markets.
Poultry travel documentation
If you transport animals in connection with an economic activity over 65 kilometres - approximately 40 miles - you must have a valid transport certificate known as a ‘transporter authorisation’.
The type of authorisation you will need depends on the duration of the journey(s) you intend to make:
•Type 1 transporter authorisation - for journeys up to and including eight hours
•Type 2 transporter authorisation - for journeys over eight hours
A Type 2 authorisation is valid on short journeys as well, so if you intend to undertake a mixture of journeys both under and over eight hours, you should apply for this type of authorisation.
Find guidance and application forms for all types of animal welfare transportation documentation on the Defra website .
You will need to submit the following additional information along with your form when applying for a Type 2 transporter authorisation:
•copies of valid competence assessment certificates
•copies of valid vehicle approval certificates only if required by the member state of intended destination, and transiting member states
You must declare if you have any Home Office Simple Cautions or convictions, or any current court orders restricting ownership or the keeping or control of any animals when you apply for transporter authorisations. This affects anyone who transports poultry on your behalf - see the guide on farmed animal welfare during transportation.
Anyone who has been convicted or given a Home Office Simple Caution in the three years prior to making an application will generally be refused an authorisation.
Animal Transport Certificates
ATCs are required for transporting any species of animal, including poultry, a distance or duration over 50 kilometres - except journeys involving farm livestock and unregistered horses on export journeys over eight hours, which require a journey log instead. You can find information on the welfare of farmed animals at markets in the guide on farmed animal welfare at shows and markets.
The ATC must include the following information:
•origin and ownership of animals
•place of departure and destination
•date and time of departure
•expected duration of journey
You are exempt if you transport your own poultry - in your own means of transport - on journeys of up to 50 kilometres from your holding.
Defra refers to the provision of this information as an ATC. You do not have to present this information in a prescribed format. Any other document containing the information - such as an animal movement licence - may be used, if preferred. Download an ATC application form from the Defra website (PDF, 15K) .
Poultry welfare at slaughter and fallen stock
The welfare of animals at the time of slaughter or killing is covered by EU directive 93/119 and UK regulations. These rules state that animals must never be submitted to any avoidable stress, pain or suffering, and must be handled, stunned and killed using specific methods by licensed slaughtermen.
There are special arrangements when specific slaughter methods are used for religious purposes - ie the halal or kosher killing of chickens. Religious slaughter can only take place in an approved slaughterhouse. You can find clarification on slaughtering animals under Islamic law on the Defra website .
The welfare requirements also apply to on-farm slaughter - although an owner killing an animal for private consumption does not need a slaughter licence.
For more information, see the guide on farmed animal welfare at slaughter.
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