Petition Require clear labelling to show whether animals were stunned or not stunned before slaughter
We call on the Welsh Government to introduce mandatory labelling on all meat sold in Wales to indicate whether the animal was stunned or not stunned before slaughter. The FSA already records stun‑status in every approved slaughterhouse through Official Veterinarians, audits, and welfare monitoring.
However, this information is never passed on to consumers. This is a clear animal‑welfare issue and a matter of public interest.
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Food labelling is devolved to Wales, meaning the Welsh Government has the power to act independently. Wales therefore has a real opportunity to take an ethical lead by ensuring transparency, improving consumer choice, and demonstrating a commitment to reducing cruelty in the food chain.
Mandatory stun‑status labelling would:
Provide clear, honest information to consumers
Improve transparency around animal welfare
Allow people to make informed ethical choices
Use data that is already collected in slaughterhouses
Showcase Wales as a nation willing to lead on welfare standards
This proposal does not restrict religious slaughter. It simply ensures that consumers are informed.
We ask the Welsh Government to review this issue and introduce a proportionate, evidence‑based labelling requirement so that people in Wales can make fully informed choices about the food they buy.
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