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• Europe Bans Seal Import

  Mark Glover, Respect for Animals Each year hundreds of thousands of seals are killed in countries such as Canada and Namibia for their fur and many of the products of these hunts are imported into the EU. On 23 July 2008 the European Commission introduced a draft proposal to ban the import of and trade… Continue reading »

• Animal News from Wales

  Lorriane Barrett AM is a member of the Welsh Assembly. It’s been a while since my last article in Impact; but as they say a week is a long time in politics – so as you can imagine there’s quite a bit to report. We have seen some really positive developments on the Animal Welfare… Continue reading »

• Minister Says No to Badger Cull

  Wally Burley, LAWS This is great news and the Labour Animal Welfare Society is delighted with the decision of Labour Minister, Hilary Benn. A decision we have been calling for over a long period of time. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment, told the House of Commons that even large scale culling of… Continue reading »

• Vote Labour or the Fox Gets It

  Impact September 2008 Editorial The Tory leader David Cameron is committed to have a vote in Parliament to bring back “Hunting with Dogs”. It is therefore important that we publicise this as widely as possible. We are launching a petition to bring to the attention of the British Public the Tory stance on bringing back… Continue reading »

• Puppy Farms and Badgers by Lorraine Barrett AM

  Having been a Member of the National Assembly for Wales since 1999 and Chair of the Assembly All Party Animal Welfare Group since it’s inception in 2000, I have taken a lead on issues of animal welfare in the Assembly. This year, I am working on two particular issues – “puppy farms” and “badgers”. Turning… Continue reading »

• European Parliament Ban the Import of Seal, Sea Lion and Walrus Skins in the 27 Countries of the European Union

  Labour News from European Parliamentary Labour Party Labour Euro MP Arlene McCarthy, Chair of the European Parliament’s influential Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee has today, Tuesday 5 May 2009, won the backing of the full Parliament for the agreement she negotiated with the Council and Commission for a ban on the trade in seal… Continue reading »