Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Steel of Aikwood (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 20 March 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 1 members in total.

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MISUSE OF FUNDS BY ANIMAL RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS

That this House calls the attention of the public to fund-raising campaigns portrayed as being in pursuit of animal welfare, which in fact contribute to animal rights extremists and the private wealth of their officials; notes that Mr Bryan Davies operated such a scam in Canada until driven out by the Government, that he continued to publish horror advertisements with cut-out coupons appealing for money in the USA and that having been a penniless immigrant he now enjoys a lavish international lifestyle complete with private jet; further notes that the International Fund for Animal Welfare, UK, is not a charity but a private company with Mr Davies and three other directors who are US citizens and that its network of international companies had grown in strength to ??9 million by 1995; further notes that the Australian branch has complained that it raised three million dollars and has been unable to obtain any account of how it was spent, and that IFAW in the United Kingdom has not facilities whatever for animal welfare but is simply an animal rights lobbying organisation fleecing money from the public and enriching its operators; and therefore advises the public to restrict its generous giving to well-established and geniune animal welfare organisations.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

726 

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Animal welfare Fundraising Terrorism

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk