Sad day for animal welfare
 

Didn't think that brexit was being used to remove rights and protections?...Think again

'MPs have voted to reject the inclusion of animal sentience – the admission that animals feel emotion and pain – into the EU Withdrawal Bill.

The move has been criticised by animal rights activists, who say the vote undermines environment secretary Michael Gove’s pledge to prioritise animal rights during Brexit.

The majority of animal welfare legislation comes from the EU. The UK Government is tasked with adopting EU laws directly after March 2019 but has dismissed animal sentience.'

This will impact in all areas of animal welfare, can people still be convicted of animal cruelty? Could it be used to bring back fox hunting or badger baiting?
Will regulations on animal slaughter be relaxed?

My feeling also is that standards in farming will suffer with more animals kept in smaller spaced and potentially battery fed like chickens.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a8064676.html

Yes Kizzy
not me, though.

It's not surprising considering that May wants to bring back Fox Hunting. Disgraceful.

Dezzy
Wasted post.


FOX HUNTING - is never back
ref: DP BBC2HD


May is not in the Next UK Election 2022
Fact.



I assume Dezzy
you are aware that the 5 Year Election was fecking ReSet,

Totally shameful and disgusting.

Just so wrong on every level

How anyone can deny that animals experience emotions is beyond me.

The world really seems to be moving backwards lately

****ing twats.

This.

thankfully the EU stopped bullfighting in Spain and France and the massacre of birds in malta

oh wait..

and Cyprus, where lots of rare birds stop off on their migration, only to be shot by enthusiastic locals.

Badger baiting was banned in this country long before the EU was even formed.

Remember when Nicky asked about vegetarian suggestions and many have thought it's funny to mock the idea?
Then hi.

I agree this is about fox hunting and badger culling.

Badger baiting has been rife in this country for the past four years https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...rials-new-test

Hmm, but then again it might be
Ref: Dave Ja Vu

Badger baiting has nothing to do with badger culling :conf:

This is just gross to be quite honest. Didn't see this thread and the story has just popped up on my facebook feed. Horrible people :(

Two completely different issues

Prioroties animal rights during brexit...eh hellooo...unless we start with zebra crossings for ants and hedgehogs then you can **** right off with the priorotisation of beast before man

There are a couple of online petitions for an amendment on this issue that anyone feeling concerned should sign. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio...ithdrawal-bill
And https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliame...ithdrawal-bill

Quote of this thread.

You are right in that.

Thanks Jaxie

Nice one jaxie.
Thanks for that.