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UK lacks routine inspections for farmed fish, report finds
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- UK government agencies do not conduct routine or mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses in England and Wales.
- Animal Equality UK estimates 7,742 tonnes of trout are killed annually in England and Wales.
- Animal Welfare Committee urged UK government to require stunning and inspection for farmed fish in 1996, 2014 and 2024.
- England’s 2025 Animal Welfare Strategy pledges humane slaughter rules for farmed fish, but draft legislation remains unpublished.
