78707 (2024). Steve Abel to the Associate Minister of Agriculture

Written Question

Published date: 17 Dec 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	78707 (2024)
Question asked:	03 Dec 2024
Member asking:	Steve Abel
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Agriculture
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	11 Dec 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_78707_2024
Document guid:	06c06413-63c3-4830-b5d8-fbff834b75be

78707 (2024). Steve Abel to the Associate Minister of Agriculture: How, if at all, does the use of carbon dioxide gassing method to mass cull chickens that tested positive for avian influenza (bird flu) at a chicken farm in North Otago, align with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, specifically section 12(c) where it is an offence to kill “the animal in such a manner that the animal suffers unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress”?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I refer the member to my response to WPQ 78706 (2024).