Ministers accused of 'astonishing betrayal' after scrapping Boris Johnson's animal welfare law
Environment minister Mark Spencer told the Commons on Thursday that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill would not progress.
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Environment minister Mark Spencer told the Commons on Thursday that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill would not progress.
Environment Minister Mark Spencer blamed Labour for the decision by Rishi Sunak's government to abandon the Animal Welfare Bill, despite it almost progressing through Commons
The government has insisted it is committed to its manifesto commitments to enhance animal welfare after confirming the flagship legislation will not progress through parliament.
Bob Seely, the Isle of Wight's MP, met with Minister Mark Spencer to discuss the Savannah cat trade.
Two years on from the publication of the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, which promised to ‘revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK’, celebrities including Dame Joanna Lumley, Leona Lewis, Susie Dent and Will Young have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stating that animals “have been badly let down”.