My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Robathan’s Amendment 50 and have added my name to it. It would be a sensible and logical addition to the Bill. It is absolutely right that where men and women are in charge of an animal they are responsible for it being treated in the most humane way possible, but if that same animal is running free and is wild, then it cannot possibly be under the control of a human being. Therefore, the words that my noble friend wishes to include in the Bill would make the position absolutely clear. I support him on that basis.
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Earl of Caithness
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 July 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL].
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