The Welfare of Poultry at Slaughter and Killing from The Perspective of Turkey's Accession to the European Union

Year 2018, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 15 - 29, 14.12.2018

Zehra Bozkurt

Abstract

After the entry into force the first legislation on the protection of animals during killing in the

European Union in 1974, the Lisbon Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union introduced the

recognition that animals are sentient beings. All member states have implemented the Council Regulation

(EC) No 1099/2009 from 1 January 2013 which takes an integrated approach to all slaughtering processes

from the time animals arrived to slaughterhouses. Turkey which accession negotiations are conducting to the

European Union also have to transfer the Council Regulation to national legislation. In this review, the

poultry welfare standards defined by Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on unloading, lairage, restraint,

shackling, stunning and bleeding were explained in detail. The European Union Guideline and other related

national guidelines prepared to increase compliance with the provisions of the Regulation have been

considered. In addition, Turkey's legislative alignment to the European Union' standards related to poultry

welfare at the time of killing was assessed and within the same scope the national regulations governing the

production of poultry meat have been examined and the provisions in line with European Union standards

have been summarized.

Keywords

European Union, Turkey’s Accession, poultry welfare, slaughter and killing

Türkiye’nin Avrupa Birliği’ne Katılımı Perspektifinden İtlaf ve Kesimde Kanatlı Refahı

Abstract

Avrupa Birliği'nde hayvanların öldürülmesi sırasında korunmasına ilişkin ilk mevzuat 1974'de

yürürlüğe girdikten sonra Avrupa Birliği'nin işleyişine ilişkin Lizbon Antlaşması da hayvanları hissedebilen

varlıklar olarak kabul etmiştir. Üye ülkeler hayvanların kesimhaneye getirildikleri andan itibaren tüm kesim

sürecini bütüncül bir yaklaşımla ele alan (EC) No 1099/2009 sayılı Konsey Tüzüğünü 1 Ocak 2013

tarihinden itibaren yürürlüğe koymuştur. Avrupa Birliği'ne üyelik müzakerelerini yürüten Türkiye de bu

konsey tüzüğünü ulusal mevzuata aktarmak zorundadır. Bu derlemede, (EC) No 1099/2009 sayılı tüzükte yer

alan hükümler ile tanımlanmış olan ve kanatlı hayvan kesimleri sırasında boşaltma, dinlendirme, zapt etme,

askıya alma, sersemletme ve kesim işlemleri ile ilgili olan hayvan refahı standartları geniş şekilde

açıklanmıştır. Kanatlı hayvan kesimlerinin Tüzük hükümlerine uyumunu desteklemek için hazırlanmış olan

Avrupa Birliği Rehberi ve ilgili diğer ulusal rehberlerden de yararlanılmıştır. Ayrıca, Avrupa Birliği'nin

kesim ve itlaf sırasında kanatlı hayvan refahı standartlarına Türkiye’nin uyumu değerlendirilmiştir ve aynı

kapsamda kanatlı eti üretimini düzenleyen ulusal yönetmelikler incelenerek Avrupa Birliği standartlarına

uyumlu olan hükümler özetlenmiştir.

Keywords

Avrupa Birliği, Türkiye’nin katılımı, kanatlı refahı, kesim ve itlaf

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