# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 2: Inspection

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), animals kept in husbandry systems in which their welfare depends on frequent human attention must be thoroughly inspected at least once a day to check that they are in a state of well-being.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), animals kept in husbandry systems in which their welfare does not depend on frequent human attention must be inspected at intervals sufficient to avoid any suffering.
(3) In the following cases it is sufficient for the purposes of this paragraph to comply with the following provisions—
(a) in the case of laying hens, paragraph 1 of Schedule 5;
(aa) in the case of conventionally reared meat chickens, paragraph 11(1) and (2) of Schedule 5A;
(b) in the case of calves, paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 6; and
(c) in the case of pigs, paragraph 2 of Schedule 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2078/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-regulations-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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