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RSPCA Policy F2 Transportation of livestock for slaughter

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Last updated: 07 Aug, 2009
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Because of the inevitable suffering associated with the transport of animals, RSPCA Australia supports the humane slaughter of livestock as near as possible to the point of production.

(reviewed 09/10/07)

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file PP_F1_Transportation_of_livestock.pdf (58 kb)

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document What are the welfare issues relating to meat chicken production?
document How is the live export trade regulated?
document What is the RSPCA doing about transportation of farm animals?
document RSPCA Policy B7 Sale of livestock for home slaughter
document What are the welfare issues relating to turkey production?

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