Question reference: S5W-27324
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 6 February 2020
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 February 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15655 by Fergus Ewing on 1 May 2018, how many of the (a) cattle, (b) sheep, (c) pigs and (d) goats that were exported in 2018 for (i) slaughter, (ii) breeding and (iii) fattening/production had (A) Northern Ireland, (B) the Republic of Ireland, (C) France, (D) Belgium, (E) Spain, (F) Italy, (G) Germany and (H) the Netherlands as their final destination.
Answer
The Scottish Government takes the welfare of transported animals seriously, whether within the United Kingdom or for export purposes. Animals should be exported only in line with strict welfare standards, which ensure freedom from harm and sufficient rest and nourishment, and ensure that transport welfare rules are fully complied with.
The following tables set out the number of animals exported to the requested destinations in 2018 and 2019, based on information supplied by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Number of Animals Exported 2018
Northern Ireland | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 1,564 | 1,321 | 185 | 0 |
Breeding | 856 | 7,913 | 0 | 10 |
Fattening/Production | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Republic of Ireland | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 98 | 4,587 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 314 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 6,129 | 0 | 0 |
France | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Belgium | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 50 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spain | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 5,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germany | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 91 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 121 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Animals Exported 2019
Northern Ireland | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 3,184 | 31 | 273 | 0 |
Breeding | 1,147 | 5,428 | 3 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Republic of Ireland | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 138 | 505 | 4 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 8,679 | 0 | 0 |
France | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 184 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belgium | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spain | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 22 | 18 | 1,805 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 2,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 2 | 27 | 460 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germany | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 36 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | Goats |
Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breeding | 135 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Fattening/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |