The welfare of animals during slaughter was identified as one of three priority topics in the first (2014-2016) Action Plan and continuous as priority topic in the second (2017-2019) Action Plan of OIE Platform on Animal Welfare for Europe. Those two OIE Platform Action Plans include various capacity building activities for Veterinary Services aiming at improving animal welfare at slaughter according to provisions of Chapter 7.5 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code
