The livestock industry needs to kill animals - this is an inevitable part of farming. In a society increasingly at arm's length from food production, killing has become a sensitive matter. So a deal has evolved in Europe that allows us to kill livestock as long as we show enough care and consideration for the welfare of the animals and for the qualms of the public.Society was slower to become concerned about fish than about many other animals but the last 20 years have seen a huge increase in interest. This has resulted in new developments in the industry and significant welfare improvements.
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