HSA offers support to China
09 June 2016
Chinese veterinary staff have started drafting the country’s first welfare standard for the farming and slaughter of livestock and poultry and the HSA has offered to help.
News & Events
New online guide available
25 May 2016
The HSA has produced an online guide to electrical waterbath stunning of poultry which is aimed at those who perform various hands-on tasks with live birds as part of the poultry slaughter process and are therefore having a direct impact on the animals’ welfare at that time.
RTS Scholar Update
20 May 2016
2015 Research Training Scholarship winner Awal Fuseini is working on developing a humane, safe and Halal-compliant method of pre-cut stunning for cattle and has recently had a paper on his project published in Meat Science.
Guidance Notes on Electrical Waterbath Stunning of Poultry translated into French
25 April 2016
The HSA’s Guidance Notes No 7 on Electrical Waterbath Stunning of Poultry are now available in French following a request by the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry.
Training and welfare
19 April 2016
For news on the latest training and assessments carried out by the HSA, see the Spring Newsletter (link) or, if you are interested in attending or booking a lecture or course, please contact the HSA at info@hsa.org.uk or on 01582 831919.
Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarship awarded
18 April 2016
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the awarding of a Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarship to Alexandra Bearman who is currently studying for her BVetMed degree at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC).
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