Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour), on Wednesday, 15 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.

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ANIMAL WELFARE

That this House notes, that over the past five years, it has found time to debate hunting with dogs on 10 separate occasions, usually in Government time and sometimes for whole sittings, while failing to find 10 minutes over the same period to debate the annual reports of the Animal Procedures Committee, which concerns the licensing of experiments on nearly three million animals a year; observes that, unlike foxes, these animals have no chance of escape; questions this priority in the use of parliamentary time to safeguard and promote the welfare of animals; and calls for a full animal debate on the committee's report in Government time.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1669 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Animal welfare Annual reports Animal experiments Animal Procedures Committee

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk