Fish feel 'pain, stress and anxiety': Organisation introduces proposal for their 'humane slaughter'

Fish feel 'pain, stress and anxiety': Organisation introduces proposal for their 'humane slaughter'

Source: wionews

10/10/2022

In a positive step for animal welfare, one of the world's leading organisations for farmed seafood, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has accepted that fish too feel "pain, stress and anxiety" and is set to introduce welfare rules for slaughter.

The organisation is currently consulting the public on a new draft of welfare standards, which will include more humane slaughter practices.
As per the ASC website, the consultation will run till October 31 and aims to "collect feedback on the practical impact and auditability of the suggested requirements from producers, primary processors, and auditors as well as to understand stakeholders’ opinion on the entire proposal."

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