I took the Animal Welfare Bill through, and I disagree with the hon. Lady’s understanding. It is possible to commit acts of cruelty only when we as human beings have power over an animal. We must deliver the animal’s five freedoms, and it does not matter whether the animal is domesticated or wild. It is our power over the creature that determines an act of cruelty. I do not think that her accusation of a two-tier system is a fair one.
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 July 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill.
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