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Scottish Smallholder Festival

02 November 2020

The HSA was delighted to be one of 16 organisations giving talks and presentations at the 2020 Scottish Smallholder Festival, Scotland’s largest smallholder event, celebrating the best of Scottish smallholding, growing and craft. 

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HSA marks a major milestone in the charity’s history

17 September 2020

HSA’s Annual Report for 2019-20, which has just been published, recognises the charity’s largest programme of research – an award of £1.93 million for research and development to improve the welfare of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods at slaughter. 

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UFAW and HSA support new Veterinary Manifesto

10 September 2020

UFAW and its sister charity, the Humane Slaughter Association, are pleased to add their support to new evidence-based veterinary medicine manifesto which sets out how veterinary professionals and other stakeholders should act to improve evidence-based veterinary medicine.

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REMEMBER A CHARITY WEEK – WHY LEGACIES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE HSA feature image

REMEMBER A CHARITY WEEK – WHY LEGACIES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE HSA

09 September 2020

Now more than ever the HSA is relying on gifts in Wills from supporters like you to help our work live on. We know many of you have recently been reflecting on the things that matter the most – family, friends and the causes close to your heart. Many have also been reminded of the value of planning for the future in order to look after the things you care about most.

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HSA materials and guidance referenced in the Animal Welfare Committee’s report Opinion on the welfare of goats at the time of killing feature image

HSA materials and guidance referenced in the Animal Welfare Committee’s report Opinion on the welfare of goats at the time of killing

07 August 2020

The Humane Slaughter Association’s publications have been cited in a new report by the UK Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) on the welfare of goats at the time of killing.

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HSA still here to help

08 April 2020

In these difficult and uncertain times, the Humane Slaughter Association is still working to protect the welfare of animals “beyond the farm gate”.  In a recent statement, our CEO Huw Golledge said: “In these extraordinary times the HSA will be trying our best to continue supporting the welfare of animals during marketing, transport and at the time of slaughter. We are confident that we can continue many of our activities in these difficult times and will resume other activities as soon as we can.  

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