This is not about political views, this is about animals, particularly farm animals and wildlife.
I'm horrified to read in a newsletter from CIWF (compassion in world farming) that they've had confirmation that the part of the eu treaty that recognised animals as "sentient beings" will not be moved into the uk law. This could have awful implications for the animal welfare rights that have been fought for over so many years.
Please DTLers keep an eye out for petitions to sign about this (the one CIWF sent me is postal), the bill will be read in parliament very soon.
Animals are to lose their EU protection
Animals are to lose their EU protection
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
Don't know much about laws. But I thought they were transferring them to our system, so they could cancel them,
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
That's what the brxit bill going through parliament at the moment is all about - transferring EU legislation into UK law, but with powers that allow the executive (ie the government, not parliament) to then decide what to do afterwards ie to keep, to repeal or rewrite. The key point is that it will be without parliamentary oversight - this is why the bill is being called a 'power grab' and refered to as the Henry VIII powers.
So basically, the EU legislation concerning animal welfare could pass through to UK law, but then a minister will be able to quietly change that particular piece of UK legislation - say for instance, to satisfy lobbysists or whatever.
So yes, we definitely need to be signing any petitions that come across our desks on this one
So basically, the EU legislation concerning animal welfare could pass through to UK law, but then a minister will be able to quietly change that particular piece of UK legislation - say for instance, to satisfy lobbysists or whatever.
So yes, we definitely need to be signing any petitions that come across our desks on this one
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
Michael Gove worries me !!!!
There are many areas where extra money is needed, this will obviously mean cut backs and lowered budgets on others.
I have great fear for our future wildlife. Years of actually getting somewhere, will it all be thrown down the pan !
Richard
There are many areas where extra money is needed, this will obviously mean cut backs and lowered budgets on others.
I have great fear for our future wildlife. Years of actually getting somewhere, will it all be thrown down the pan !
Richard
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
The UK has higher animal welfare standards than pretty much the rest of the EU already. Some things that folk might not be aware of is what can and cant be labelled as EU produce. The EU allows meat to be imported from a lot of countries around the world but not from others. For Instance you can not import chicken from New Zealand or Australia but you can from Thailand and I would argue that Thailand has much lower concern for animal welfare than either of the other countries.
Once imported, the meat can then be "processed" in the EU and labelled as EU produce. EU meat imports
Once imported, the meat can then be "processed" in the EU and labelled as EU produce. EU meat imports
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
Certainly the EU laws on pork were less good than ours for a long while, and even when they changed they were not obeyed (though everyone had plenty of warning - years)
But we couldn't keep EU pork out, so our farmers had unfair competition. I always look for British.
But we couldn't keep EU pork out, so our farmers had unfair competition. I always look for British.
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Re: Animals are to lose their EU protection
We do as well Mo, I always strive for UK produce unless you can't get it (Parma ham for instance). Not always the cheapest but worth it in my mind.
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