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Deer Antlers

Volume 978: debated on Thursday 14 February 1980

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57.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how extensive he estimates the practice of harvesting velvet from deer antlers to be in the United Kingdom.

I have no evidence of antlers in velvet being taken from live deer in the United Kingdom, although they may occasionally be removed from deer after they have been killed as game.