Animal Welfare
Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Over 100 people are hospitalised every week because of dog attacks, new figures have revealed. The Conservatives established that the total number of cases of people being sent to hospital because of dog attacks rose from 5,221 in 2009, a significant increase from the 3,079 cases reported in 1997/98. Convictions have increased… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson A Labour backbencher scarred for life by a Rottweiler attack last year has said the government’s proposals on strengthening dangerous dog legislation do not go far enough. Conwy MP Betty Williams has been “disfigured for life” after she was bitten by a “beast of a dog” in her local park last September…. Read more »
