Corporate

Information about Regular Welfare Inspections at Fish Slaughterhouses in Scotland

Request

Your request was about the following information:

Q1. Has your organisation been conducting welfare inspections on farmed fish slaughter in Scotland and if so how regularly do they occur?

Q2. If you are not conducting welfare inspections on farmed fish slaughter in the above jurisdictions, why not, given the stipulations of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012?

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Food Standards Scotland (FSS) does not hold the information you have requested. You may want to contact the Marine Scotland Fish Inspectorate as they are responsible for farmed fish welfare and inspections.