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Victoria Prentis overseeing new Animal Welfare bill through parliament
28/10/2021
New legislation will address issues such as illegal puppy smuggling and dog attacks on farm animals
Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis is overseeing a new Animal Welfare bill as it passes through parliament. The bill aims to address issues such as illegal puppy smuggling and dog attacks on farm animals.
Mrs Prentis holds the role of Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. She will work to deliver the bill which aims to improve the standard of welfare for pets, farm animals and kept wild animals in the country.
Mrs Prentis said: “This Bill will include measures to ban live animal exports for fattening and slaughter which are unnecessarily stressful and cruel. This was an issue my late friend Sir David Amess campaigned so passionately on for so many years. I know that he would be very proud of the progress that has been made.
“On livestock worrying, dog attacks on farm animals are a major concern for farmers. The Bill gives enhanced tools to the police, expands the type of livestock protected and will ensure that police can respond more effectively.
“The Bill will also crack down on illegal puppy smuggling. New powers will be introduced to tackle the unethical trade by reducing the numbers of pets, including dogs, cats and ferrets, that can travel under pet travel rules.”
The bill completed its second reading in the Commons on Monday and will now move to Committee stage.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam