The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) is an expert committee of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Devolved Administrations in Scotland and Wales.  It was established on 1 April 2011 following a review of public bodies.

The Committee provides advice to Defra and the Devolved Administrations in Scotland and Wales on the welfare of farmed animals, including farmed animals on agricultural land, at market, in transit and at the place of killing.

Latest news

11 April 2012 - FAWC has written to Lord Taylor at Defra about Welfare implications of cloning of farm animals.  Cloning corrigendum 8 May 2012.

15 March 2012 - FAWC today published its Opinion on Contingency Planning for Farm Animal Welfare in Disasters and Emergencies.  It has also issued a Press notice on contingency planning.

20 February 2012 – FAWC today issued a Consultation on the evidence base for farm animal welfare.  Please send any comments to the FAWC Secretariat contact in the enclosed consultation letter.

3 February 2012 - FAWC today issued its view on sustainable intensification.

9 January 2012 – FAWC today announced the appointment of five new members

15 December 2011 - FAWC today launched its Report on Education, Communication and Knowledge Application in Relation to Farm Animal Welfare .  A Press Notice has also been issued (Press Notice Education).

7 December 2011 – FAWC today launched its Report on Economics and Farm Animal Welfare.  A Press Notice has also been issued (Press notice Economics report).

5 December 2011 – Consultation on the Welfare of Farmed Deer  Please send any comments to the FAWC Secretariat contact in the enclosed consultation letter.

5 December 2011 – Consultation on the Welfare of Farmed Fish including welfare at slaughter    Please send any comments to the FAWC Secretariat contact in the enclosed consultation letter.

Content from the old FAWC website is available on the National Archives website.

Attachments

• sustainable intensification (pdf, 165 KB)
• Scottish consultation on proposed amendment to the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals Exemptions Scotland Regulation 2010 - ear tagging for disease control (pdf, 66 KB)
• Consultation on the Welfare of Farmed Deer (pdf, 82 KB)
• Consultation on the Welfare of Farmed Fish including welfare at slaughter (pdf, 81 KB)
• Report on Economics and Farm Animal Welfare (pdf, 633 KB)
• Report on Education, Communication and Knowledge Application in Relation to Farm Animal Welfare (pdf, 474 KB)
• Press Notice Education (pdf, 78 KB)
• Consultation on the evidence base for farm animal welfare (pdf, 94 KB)
• Cloning corrigendum (pdf, 55 KB)