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THE MP for Northwich has thrown his weight behind a campaign being spearheaded by animal loving superstar Ricky Gervais. Mike Amesbury says he is backing the campaign seeking to ban the factory farming of dogs for use in laboratory experiments, which the After Life creator is leading on with his co-star Peter Egan. The pair have teamed up with Dr Lisa Cameron MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Dog Welfare (APDAWG), to launch an Early Day Motion (EDM 175) calling on Government to mandate a rigorous public scientific hearing on claims animal experiments can predict respons...

Boris Johnson's government is looking at tough punishments for thieves or people who abandon their pets. The Prime Minister, 56, was revealed today to have taken up the cause amid fears many canines could suffer when people go back to work following months at home during lockdown. His government's further intervention came on the day his former adviser Dominic Cummings is appearing before MPs, where he is expected to metaphorically maul Mr Johnson.  The criminal phenomenon of Dognapping soared during lockdown as people stuck at home were desperate for companionship. Now plans to prosecute pe...