Table 2.
Animal welfare and Brexit scenarios. Reproduced with permission from the Brexit & Animals Taskforce [11].
| Animal Welfare Issue | Model of Relation with the EU27 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | EEA 1 | CH 2 | CU 3 | DCFTA 4 | WTO 5 | |
| Ban live exports for fattening and slaughter | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Introduce method of production labelling | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Introduce new farm support system to encourage high level of animal welfare | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Participate in PETS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Additional veterinary requirements for dogs and cats moved via non-commercial means into UK | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maintain ban on testing of cosmetics products and ingredients on animals and marketing ban on animal-tested cosmetics from outside UK and EU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Continued collaboration with key EU regulatory agencies/enforcement bodies | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ? | ✕ |
| Continued full access to TRACES (tracking of shipment and use within the territory) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Tariff-free access for agricultural goods | ✓ | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ? | ✕ |
| Tariff-free access to veterinary medicines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✕ |
| Unimpeded movement of animals between the EU and the UK | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
1 Norway model; 2 Swiss model; 3 Customs Union; 4 Deep and comprehensive free trade agreement; 5 World Trade Organisation.