Slaughterhouses with CCTV: What Spanish Law Says

La Spain He opened the trail. And for the first time in Europe, a taboo was broken: in slaughterhouses have become mandatory cameras, to monitor, even over time, how animals are treated or mistreated.

CAMERAS IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES IN SPAIN

The Spanish law adds to those in force in England, Scotland and Israel, and is very comprehensive in all areas. First of all, any type of slaughterhouse, artisanal or industrial, applies, and thus avoids the risk of distorting competition in the sector. In Spain, approximately 900 million heads of animals are slaughtered every year, in 700 slaughterhouses of various sizes.Secondly, the law requires that the footage must be available to any inspectors for at least thirty days, during which it cannot be deleted, and each slaughterhouse must have its own person responsible for the cameras.

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SLAUGHTERHOUSES WITH CAMERAS

Companies operating in the sector have two years to comply with regulations and equip themselves with the required facilities. The first beneficiaries of this measure will be the animals themselves, with their safety guaranteed: the mistreatments They are still very common in slaughterhouses. Then there are consumers (and in fact, the promoter of the Spanish law is Minister Alberto Garzón, head of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs): Products coming out of slaughterhouses with cameras will have a quality sealAnd companies will also benefit from this sustainability-inspired approach, ensuring their customers are compliant with quality and safety regulations. These practices significantly enhance a key aspect of a company's assets: its reputation.

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