Export of live animals to be banned.

Darcydog · 3rd December 2020, 03:22

And about time. It was an election pledge from this Government and only achievable by our no longer having to abide by EU Free Trade rules come the end of December.

The RSPCA welcomed the move saying it would be “a landmark achievement for animal welfare”. The RSPCA has campaigned on this issue for more than 50 years.

One local authority in Kent tried to ban live animal exports in 2012 after a lorry load of lame sheep was found at a local Port and the animals were in such a state that they had to be put down.

But the High Court overturned the ban saying it breached EU free trade rules.

This welcome decision really puts the spotlight on what we will be able to do for animal welfare post December.

It also shines a light on the cynical arguments by some on “chlorinated chicken”.

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Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	Export of live animals to be banned. And about time. It was an election pledge from this Government and only achievable by our no longer having to abide by EU Free Trade rules come the end of December. The RSPCA welcomed the move saying it would be “a landmark achievement for animal welfare”. The RSPCA has campaigned on this issue for more than 50 years. One local authority in Kent tried to ban live animal exports in 2012 after a lorry load of lame sheep was found at a local Port and the animals were in such a state that they had to be put down. But the High Court overturned the ban saying it breached EU free trade rules. This welcome decision really puts the spotlight on what we will be able to do for animal welfare post December. It also shines a light on the cynical arguments by some on “chlorinated chicken”.