What are the rules on slaughtering livestock at home for farmers?
Farmers are allowed to humanely slaughter livestock at home if it is to protect their welfare. It emerged today some are having to shoot pigs on their farms due to overcrowding in pens as a result of a backlog at abattoirs.
This would be allowed if it was to such an extent the animals’ lives are being impacted in a negative way.
There are two statutes relating to the