“It’s illegal to produce fur in the UK and it’s illegal to produce foie gras. We have to address the contradiction that if it’s too cruel to be produced here in the UK it’s too cruel to import it.”
Animal testing on ingredients exclusively used in cosmetics was banned in the UK in 1998.
The association had claimed that ‘97% of Brits believe that a fur ban should not be the government’s priority’.
Nearly a million Britons signed a World Animal Day petition to end animal testing. But how much influence will we have if we leave the EU?
Bills have been blocked 12 times since 2015
If we send the message that police and politicians can turn a blind eye to illegal behaviour simply because they don’t like the law, the entire justice system is undermined.
Holding the government to account and exposing bad policies is what opposition is about; poor Gavin Shuker MP has to do this for DEFRA, so never has a quiet day.
