Rejected petition DEFRA to 'deregulate' meat industry, at the expense of animal welfare standards.

Liz Truss is leading a DEFRA initiative to ditch statutory codes on farm animal welfare and move to “industry-led” guidance. First chickens, in a 'staged' programme of so-called reform that will lead to further deregulation in other meat and animal product-linked industries.

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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/25/government-planning-to-repeal-animal-welfare-codes

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Date submitted 25 March 2016
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