I have a lot of sympathy with the hon. Lady’s new clause. Will she join me in condemning those circus owners reported in the Sunday press who allegedly said that if the new clause were adopted, they would be prepared to shoot their animals? Does that not illustrate the kind of welfare standards under which those animals might be living?
Animal Welfare Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Pritchard
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Animal Welfare Bill.
About this proceeding contribution
Reference
443 c1388Session
2005-06Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamberSubjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2024-04-21 10:47:31 +0100
URI
http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_307854
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_307854
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_307854