Animal Rights after the Brexit Repeal Bill

Sounds about right Primrose I did think it sounded very peculiar, what a storm in a teacup.

I think it was clear enough in the Commons, journalists have no excuse really, they should be able to report factually and not twist stuff. It's hardly the fault of MPs on any side of the house if the papers get it wrong - it's a journalist's job to find out the truth, not make stuff up! Apparently, this has been seen by millions, people have set up petitions ...... very poor show by plenty of newspapers imo.

Well regardless of what they really meant, it doesn’t bode well for the progress of the Withdrawal Bill that they couldn’t make it clear does it?

It seems the journalists twisted what was actually said in the Commons. Ben Fogle has already apologised on Twitter.
"I am happy to apologise and add clarity but I will criticise the confusion that pervaded around ‘assumed’ sentience within the bill."
Seems the govt didn't explain things properly and maybe the clause was not particularly clear or a whole other list of excuses. But it was fake news.

I purchase all my meat directly from a farmer. Organic, grass fed with the highest animal welfare and I would strongly support him in his animal management.
Most farms do not manage their animals in this way and given the potential competition from imported meat, the temptation to cut costs simply in order to survive will be there. It is simply a fact of life.

We have a choice.

Continue to regulate a high animal farming welfare and insist that imported meat meets the same high standards

Or

Enter the race to the bottom

True annie

We were not in the EU when bear baiting, cock fighting and dog fighting was made illegal

The RSPCA said that only domestic animals are covered by the 2006 act.

'Some' people have a very low opinion of our farmers.

Why think that we will drop animal welfare regulations after Brexit? The UK has always treated animals far better than some EU countries!

Is the clause covered by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 as they say? If so, maybe that is all that is needed .
Of course animals feel pain, fear etc.But if that is covered by the relevent clause then.....?
I doubt that anybody can think animals feel no pain, they have a nervous system the same as us.Not the same range of emotions as us though.

I can only think that somehow this will allow the U.K. to drop its animal welfare regulations after Brexit. Regulations in farming of course has a cost, and in order to compete in the world market we will allow our farmers to cut their costs by decreasing welfare conditions to our farm animals. I for one will never buy such resultant products. It is a disgrace.

The vote was based on nothing but profit

It's appalling. You only have to see a cat or dog that has been injured to see that they feel pain.

Perhaps it's so that they can bring back fox hunting and pretend that the animal doesn't feel fear when it's being chased or pain when it's ripped to pieces.