According to DEFRA, somebody in your food chain must make sure that:

• animals have water, feed and 24 hours’ rest before starting a journey
• animals are fit for the journey
• transport (including trailers) does not cause injury or unnecessary suffering
• competent and trained people load, unload and transport animals
• vehicles meet the construction rules and are appropriate for the species and journey
• carry the correct documents
• meet the cleansing and disinfection rules.

You should:

Ask for confirmation that the above is carried out
Ensure only competent people are involved in the process
Buy only from sources who know how, when and where the animals were reared.
Find animals locally reared.

Possible Policy Statement

Where feasible we will only purchase meat from livestock with journey times shorter than 10 hours.

Suggested Indicator

Journey time of livestock