The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill is a proposed legislative act of the United Kingdom House of Commons relating to animal welfare and the export of certain animals. The Bill is sponsored by the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Bill would specifically prohibit the export of animals for slaughter or fattening for future slaughter.
The government promises that the Bill would create "the world's strongest" protections for kept animals and livestock.
Other provisions include outlawing the import of dogs with "cropped" ears.
Legislative history
The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill was introduced by
George Eustice
Charles George Eustice (born 28 September 1971) is a British politician and former public relations executive who held office as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2020 and 2022. A member of the Conservative Par ...
, to the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...
and received its
first reading
A reading of a bill is a stage of debate on the bill held by a general body of a legislature.
In the Westminster system, developed in the United Kingdom, there are generally three readings of a bill as it passes through the stages of becoming, ...
on 8 June 2021.
House of Commons - Hansard - Presentation of Bill 2021-06-08
Parliament.uk
See also
*Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (c. 22) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was introduced to Parliament by the Government of the United Kingdom at the 2021 State Opening of Parliament. The act recognises animal sentien ...
* List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 2020–present
References
Proposed laws of the United Kingdom
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