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Today, the House of Commons debates the issue of puppy smuggling. The last Labour government’s animal welfare act was undoubtedly a landmark piece of legislation, but if we want to maintain our position as the world leader on animal health…
I’m a former Labour MP but for the last seven years I’ve been focused on animal protection campaigning, mostly as director of policy for Cruelty Free International, up to last year. So whoever wins the election, I’ll be hoping that animal…
With Labour conference in full swing, one of the traps we need to beware of is treating politics as soap opera. Will Jeremy and Owen be friends again? Can Angela return? Does Hilary have secret plans? It all makes wonderful media copy, but…
Wally Burley: 14 September 1930 - 27 August 2016. Wally Burley was a man of conviction- and that conviction carried him into the arms of the Labour Party he loved. For many youngsters growing up in the Labour family in the 1970s, Wally…
The hunting ban came into force 10 years ago, and although the issues raised are no longer as frequently in the headlines, it’s true that the passions expressed then are as strong now on all sides. Hunting has been called “the unspeakable…
Like many people I believe in this day and age there should be no place for using wild animals in circuses. We in the Labour Party have a proud tradition of championing the protection and welfare of animals. Indeed, we introduced the ground…
Fox hunting remains as unpopular as ever with the British public, yet it looks like the Tories may be trying to sneak through a relaxation of the law by a little known us of Parliamentary procedure. Opinion polls consistently show most…
Last month it was announced that, despite Coalition pledges to tighten regulations and a firm commitment to reduction, testing on animals has grown by 10% to over 4 million cases in the past year. Even more starkly, testing on non-human…
Yesterday was the first day back in the Lords for over two months and we were debating improving zoos! As the Labour lead for DEFRA matters it was my job to respond for the Opposition. What to say? I start with Twitter. @jimpknight…
By Gavin Shuker MP Today could be a very interesting day in the House of Commons. A Backbench Business Motion jointly laid by a cross party alliance of Jim Fitzpatrick, Mark Pritchard and Bob Russell will seek to force the government to ban…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: Peter Lilley's office says the Twitter account is not operated by him. I've asked again that he clarify his position on seal slubbing and the EU bill to ban seal products. There's a cutting and…
By Julian Ware-Lane There are some subjects than transcend the political divide, or at least they should do. One such is animal cruelty. Now, let me state that I am no vegetarian, anti-vivisectionist, or other such animal rights activist…
