Farm Animal Welfare Committee

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

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.

16 September 2011 - Scottish consultation on proposed amendment to the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals Exemptions Scotland Regulation 2010 – ear tagging for disease control FAWC response.

8 August 2011 – Sheep ear tagging 8 August 2011

26 July 2011 – FAWC response to Defra consultation on proposals to reform the animal welfare inspection regime 26 July 2011

11 May 2011 – Defra review of contingency plan for exotic disease 2011 FAWC response

28 March 2011 - Lameness in sheep

21 March 2011 – Multilation and environmental enrichment in piglets and growing pigs

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