Category: House of Lords
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so far in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session…
Our latest Veterinary Policy Research Foundation Newsletter is out! Here we share some updates and highlights from the last few months. After Scotland passed a similar Bill in July 2020, the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act became law in England and Wales on the 29th April 2021. It increases the maximum sentence available for the most…
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Abattoirs included as eligible for payments in the Agriculture Bill
LORD TREES’ AMENDMENT 87 TO THE AGRICULTURE BILL ELICITS AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT – A WIN FOR BOTH ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE SELF-SUSTAINABILITY OF THE RURAL ECONOMY. On Thursday 16th July, in response to Lord Trees amendment, Minister’s confirmed that slaughtering would be recognised as one of the key ‘ancillary services’ eligible for public funds. The Amendment was supported by Baronesses, Lady Mallalieu, Lady…
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Non-stun slaughter – Why not a precautionary tale?
The number of sheep and goats slaughtered without stunning has doubled in the last six years, with an estimated 3.3 million (27%) not stunned in 2017. Despite a body of scientific evidence of harm, the use of non-stun slaughter by some religious groups is allowed in the UK.
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Making Brexit work for animal welfare
Lord Trees spoke on 17 October in the House of Lords in a debate on the EU subcommittee reports on Brexit: agriculture and Brexit: farm animal welfare with Defra Minister Lord Gardiner. He took the opportunity to ask the Minister for further clarity on the rights of non-UK EU vets to continue to work in…