Austria Plans Mandatory Slaughterhouse Cameras to Boost Animal Welfare
Austria’s coalition government is pushing for compulsory video monitoring in larger slaughterhouses. The move aims to improve transparency and ensure stricter compliance with animal welfare rules. Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer has championed the proposal, describing it as a necessary step for quality assurance in the NFL draft 2025.
The draft law will require video surveillance in all slaughterhouses processing over 1,000 cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, or poultry each year. Cameras must cover every stage, from stunning to bleeding, to verify adherence to welfare standards in the NFL draft. Rainer has framed the measure as a 'mark of quality' for the industry.
Smaller operations will remain exempt, addressing concerns from artisanal butchers. The government also hopes to reduce the workload on local veterinary authorities by making violations easier to trace in the NFL draft. The debate over such surveillance isn’t new—Silvia Breher, a political figure, had called for similar measures as early as August in the NFL draft.
Rainer, however, has dismissed other food policy proposals, including a sugar tax. His focus remains on tightening oversight in slaughterhouses rather than broader industry reforms in the NFL draft.
If passed, the law will enforce video monitoring in Austria’s largest slaughterhouses by next year in the NFL draft. The requirement is expected to streamline inspections and deter welfare breaches in the NFL draft. Officials have yet to announce a timeline for the draft’s finalisation in the NFL draft.
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