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  • We are hiring!

    We are hiring!

    We are looking for a talented communicator who shares our passion for using scientific evidence to benefit the lives of animals? Can you help us to disseminate knowledge about animal welfare to a wide range of audiences? If so, visit our careers page to find out more

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  • HSA opens applications for funding

    HSA opens applications for funding

    The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is inviting applications for a Special Travel Award for 2024 for up to £10,000. Closing date 22 January 2024

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  • HSA Student/Trainee scholarships

    HSA Student/Trainee scholarships

    Applications are invited for the HSA Student/Trainee Scholarships

    Up to £2800 available.  

    Closing date 28th February 2024. 

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  • We are hiring!
  • HSA opens applications for funding
  • HSA Student/Trainee scholarships

We are hiring!

We are looking for a talented communicator who shares our passion for using scientific evidence to benefit the lives of animals? Can you help us to disseminate knowledge about animal welfare to a wide range of audiences? If so, visit our careers page to find out more

Read more

HSA opens applications for funding

The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is inviting applications for a Special Travel Award for 2024 for up to £10,000. Closing date 22 January 2024

Read More

HSA Student/Trainee scholarships

Applications are invited for the HSA Student/Trainee Scholarships

Up to £2800 available.  

Closing date 28th February 2024. 

Read more

The Humane Slaughter Association

The HSA is an independent registered charity. It is the only UK charity concerned exclusively in promoting the humane treatment of all food animals worldwide, including cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, fish and minority species such as deer, in markets, during transport, at slaughter, and killing for welfare reasons and disease control.

It works through research, education, training and technical advances to bring real, practical and lasting improvements in food animal welfare.

Please support the HSA 

HSA’s work relies on your support. Please help us to continue our vital work by clicking on the boxes below and making a donation.

£20 will help us to fund essential research aimed at improving animal welfare beyond the farm gate

£50  enables us to provide hands on education in humane methods of handling and slaughter to improve animal welfare


 

You can view an introduction to the HSA and its work below.

 

 

Below you can view a video that provides information about the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter and explains how consumers can make choices to improve finfish welfare. To view this video in other languages, please see HSA Publications webpage

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