Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Meale (Labour), on Wednesday, 5 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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CAP PAYMENTS AND BULLFIGHTING

That this House is aware that under the current Common Agriculture Policy, annual payments are being made to farmers from EU countries that breed bulls for use in bullfights; notes that this provision is estimated at approximately £110 million per year, with £13.5 million alone from the proportion of the UK budget; believes that bullfighting for fiestas is abhorrent as it involves the torture of animals in public display, a practice which flies in the face of Britain's own Animal Welfare Act 2006 and of the European Convention on animals kept for farming purposes, which specifically states that animals should not suffer pain, injury or distress; believes that such financial allocations are a clear violation of these laws; and calls on the Government to immediately cease such payments forthwith.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

485 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Andrew George

Mike Hancock

John Leech

Adrian Sanders

Subjects

Animal welfare Animals Common agricultural policy

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk