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Create a new cabinet post 'Animal Welfare Secretary'

Submitted on Thursday 20th October 2016

Published on Thursday 27th October 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 27th April 2017

Signatures: 3,408

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Cabinet ~ Parliament ~ Prison ~ UK

Petition Action

Create a new cabinet post 'Animal Welfare Secretary'

Petition Details

The general public and a growing number of MPs want to see vast improvement in the welfare of domestic, farm and wild animals in the UK and for animals to have a compassionate voice in parliament.

Additional Information

Responsibilities could include the desire to 'end long distance live animal exports', 'end caged hens and farrowing crates for pigs', 'introduce better meat labelling', 'have CCTV in all slaughterhouses', 'phase out non stun slaughter', 'have scientific evidence-based debate on badger culling and driven grouse shooting', 'strengthen the ban on hunting with hounds', 'prevent dog fighting and badger baiting and ensure higher prison sentences for perpetrators', 'ban indiscriminate snares' etc.


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