"Animal welfare group calls for CCTV in fish processing plants" (The Grocer)

Animal rights campaign group Animal Equality has penned an open letter to the UK and devolved governments calling for CCTV to be made mandatory in farmed fish processing plants @TheGrocer @animal_equality @APHAgovuk @scotgov @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan https://t.co/CCwRONegue

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 7, 2021

The Grocer reported (7 December 2021):

CCTV is mandatory in facilities that kill land animals, so why isn't the same true in fish slaughterhouses?

It's the very least these forgotten animals deserve.

Leading fish experts have signed an open letter joining us in calling for this important measure to become law 🐟 pic.twitter.com/As4PyJiGPI

— Animal Equality UK (@animal_equality) December 6, 2021

The Ferret reported (8 December 2021):

Scientists and academics have called for CCTV to be installed in fish slaughterhouses following the emergence of footage showing alleged animal welfare breaches at a Scots-based company supplying Waitrose with salmon. https://t.co/XHRR40w7vK

— The Ferret (@FerretScot) December 8, 2021

Surge Activism reported (6 December 2021):

"This ruthless industry is being left entirely to its own devices" said @AbigailPenny2 @animal_equality "Right now, the aquaculture industry is policing itself" https://t.co/Un9OCZZSqm @AnimalEquality @LynneUSneddon @PETAUK @humaneleagueuk @HSIGlobal @ciwf @onekindtweet

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 7, 2021

READ: Hidden horror: fish slaughter cruelty left completely unchecked, reveal campaigners

Senior vets and scientists have joined Animal Equality to call for CCTV to be put in place at fish slaughterhouses.

Experts stated “aquatic animals are being seriously let down” in an open letter which we coordinated, mentioned in @TheTimes today.https://t.co/TAeA1BkXTp

— Animal Equality UK (@animal_equality) December 6, 2021