..and other animal welfare issues.
Lord Goldsmith, a Tory peer and former environment minister, said anybody who “cares even one jot” about the issue should choose another party, claiming the prime minister “could not care less”.
The Conservative Party’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare promised the greatest shake up & improvement for generations. It was signed off by Boris Johnson’s govt and was happening.
We had already begun legislating to ban for example:
-live exports of farm animals;
-keeping monkeys as pets;
-importing hunting trophies from endangered species;
-the import of shark fins.
We were introducing measures to clamp down on pet smuggling;
The #ActionForAnimals plan also committed us to addressing issues like cages for farm birds, farrowing crates for pigs, advertising of cruel animal experiences overseas, imports of fur and fois gras, introducing closed seasons for UK wildlife like hares.
When he was looking for votes, Rishi Sunak promised to deliver the plan and woolly headed conservative MPs chose to believe him (or pretended to).
Today almost every single part of that plan has been ditched … by Rishi Sunak.
The stark truth is that anyone who cares even one jot about animal welfare will need to look elsewhere at the next election. The current PM simply could not care less.
East Devon Watch 