Shaw.
" So recording the whole upbringing of the animal from its birth, the level of welfare applied, whether intensively reared, free-range (whatever that means - have you ever looked into it, Iains?)"

For a man that claims to do his homework Shaw you appear woefully ignorant.
Are you here to stimulate discussion or merely to provoke argument and dissent????????????????????????????????

The links below are an incomplete brief synopsis of the required records for all livestock to satisfy EU regulations.
AS can be seen each animal has a discrete herd number and unique tag.Records must be kept of it's movement, feed regime, and veterinary treatments up to the time of slaughter. With computerised records it is the press of a button to generate the necessary labels.
If you wish to start a thread about little red tractors, feel free! Perhaps the more adult of us can then continue.
Furthermore you must be remarkably dense or pursuing a clearly racist agenda with your fixation on halal food. I have clearly stated innumerable timess that my concern is with the 20% halal meat that is not pre-stunned.
Your constant harping on about racism is clearly just to provoke argument. Do you not think you have done enough damage driving people away over the last couple of days?
Shaw"Perhaps because "halal" is such a short, convenient, emotive word. That's all that seems to matter to you. That's your obsession. That last few seconds that just might have been brought about by an Islamic practice."
Again an example of you carefully missing a clearly stated argument in order to pursue your racist labeling. You are a disgrace!


http://smallholderseries.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=382:legal-documents-a-paperwork-a-guide-to-registeri


https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/templates-required-records-animal-food-and-feed-hygiene

https://www.gov.uk/topic/keeping-farmed-animals/cattle-identity-registration

https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/quick-guides/animals-and-agriculture/keeping-veterinary-medicine-records