
Lorraine Platt: Ministers should not shirk from making Britain a world leader in animal welfare
In the Queen’s Speech, we have the opportunity to improve the lives of millions of animals, while bringing our laws into line with public sentiment.
In the Queen’s Speech, we have the opportunity to improve the lives of millions of animals, while bringing our laws into line with public sentiment.
It will restrict consumer choice, damage the economy, and alienate trade partners whilst doing nothing to drive up standards.
Speed of human handling can result in severe bruising, bone fractures and dislocations as they are caught and loaded onto transport.
Deliberately laying a ‘trail hunt’ using the scent of a real animal is asking for ‘accidents’. Time to ban the practice.
But legislation must have teeth – robust enforcement and effective deterrence, not just token fines for multi-billion-pound serial exploiters.
While we know it delivers good outcomes for biodiversity, the benefits for farmers, communities and the local economy have been less well-documented.
Our introduction to: what each Bill is, the politics of it, who’s responsible, arguments for and against – and a controversy rating out of ten.
Updated info, better data sharing, due diligence from prospective owners – all would make a difference.
Our introduction to: what each Bill is, the politics of it, who’s responsible, arguments for and against – and a controversy rating out of ten.
The industry’s claims, whether on animal welfare or economic value, simply do not stack up, and public support for action is strong.
Ministers run the very serious risk of under-estimating the strength of feeling among Conservative voters on this issue.
“2-0 England is my prediction by the way”, he said in an e-mail received by ConservativeHome at 7.53am yesterday morning.
It would lead to thousands of job losses and closed businesses in the UK, among other damaging consequences.
The proposed Australian trade deal risks bankrupting our farmers. The competition is unfair, their standards lower – and our consumer gain minimal.
A better division of labour between the CPS and RSPCA would help to ensure that increasingly sophisticated criminal gangs face justice.