I have great respect for the former Minister, as he knows. Does he share my lack of understanding of the fact that animal welfare was never a reason for us to ban wild animals in circuses, and that—as he has just mentioned—we had to find alternative ethical grounds? Surely the Animal Welfare Act 2006 was the appropriate vehicle for these measures.
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 May 2019.
It occurred during Debate on Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill.
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