Animal welfare is important, but so are coastal livelihoods and the fishing industry.’Mr Hodgson is not the only one worried. All subsequent legislation (including the Animal Welfare Act of 2006, and the Animal Welfare Committee set up five years later) has been framed with animal welfare in mind. ‘We are pleased the Government has now responded, announcing an Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill in May 2021,’ reads a statement on the coalition’s website. people with expert knowledge about animals, or Peta activists with an extreme animal rights agenda?’ asks Tim Bonner, of the Countryside Alliance. The animal welfare charities in the coalitions say that what they are campaigning for is in fact overwhelmingly supported by the public.

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2021 21:45 UTC