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Labour’s Animal Welfare

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Whitewavemark2 Sat 08-Jun-24 19:19:41

Manifesto.

Phase out the use of dogs, minipigs and rabbits in product testings 💉

•⁠ ⁠End trail hunting that allows for the illegal hunting of foxes, deer, and hares to continue

Ban the import of body parts from slaughtered endangered animals 🐘

•⁠ ⁠End the illegal smuggling of dogs, puppies and kittens 🚫

•⁠ ⁠End illegal puppy farming by criminal gangs who profit from animal cruelty 🐶

•⁠ ⁠Ban the sale of animals with cropped ears 🐰

•⁠ ⁠Ban the importation of dogs and cats with fashion-based mutilations 🐕

•⁠ ⁠Ban the use of snare traps 🐇

•⁠ ⁠Ban the importation of heavily pregnant cats and dogs 🐈

I’ve taken this from twitter - not from the manifesto.

So this might be added to.

Anniebach Mon 17-Jun-24 11:48:29

Feeding urban foxes is placing the animals at much more risk of being poisoned or shot than dying of hunger

greenlady102 Mon 17-Jun-24 11:55:17

Sarnia

The Tories were supposed to ban the illegal smuggling of dogs and puppies but pulled back from making it law. I would like to see an end to this and stop the cruel, uncaring animal traffickers making money out of these poor animals.

if its illegal why does it need to be banned?

V3ra Mon 17-Jun-24 15:57:32

Callistemon21

^He obviously didn't realise the supply would be available all winter! Poor thing spent hours doing it^ 😞
A peanut at a time? 😂

I know! I couldn't work out what he was doing at first.

He'd climb up to the peanut feeder, lift the lid, take one out and put it in his mouth, climb back down and run across to the border, dig a little hole with his front paws, drop the peanut in, scoop the soil back over it and pat the soil down.
Then do it all over again in a different part of the garden.

It was fascinating to watch, but the poor thing must have been exhausted 🥹

M0nica Tue 18-Jun-24 20:44:05

I have no time for squirrels. We had a huge hazel tree in our garden and also have a walnut. In nearly 30 years we have not eaten a single nut off either tree. The squirrels all get their first - and they still attack the bird table - although now I have read the vaseline trick, I will be out to apply it.

if the squirrels want to get into my good books they need to agree to share the nuts.

Redb66 Wed 19-Jun-24 00:27:39

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Georgesgran Wed 19-Jun-24 00:29:19

Reported

David49 Wed 19-Jun-24 06:51:41

M0nica

I have no time for squirrels. We had a huge hazel tree in our garden and also have a walnut. In nearly 30 years we have not eaten a single nut off either tree. The squirrels all get their first - and they still attack the bird table - although now I have read the vaseline trick, I will be out to apply it.

if the squirrels want to get into my good books they need to agree to share the nuts.

A few years ago we had a terrier and squirrels provided a lot of exercise for her, they used to sit in a tree or on the fence and chatter at her. Far too slow to catch them, the local cats were very wary and mostly kept away.

M0nica Wed 19-Jun-24 07:22:28

With due respect.I would prefer to have the squirrels rather than a dog.

David49 Wed 19-Jun-24 09:34:58

M0nica

With due respect.I would prefer to have the squirrels rather than a dog.

No time for squirrels or dogs then!.

M0nica Wed 19-Jun-24 10:01:52

No.