Sense and Sentience
Recognising sentience and ensuring animal welfare is respected is no bad thing, but it must not be hijacked by animal...
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Consultation launched on approach to beaver...
Plans to release beavers into the wild in England have been set out in a consultation – marking a cautious step towards...
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On the agenda: Animal rights and wrongs
We must not let the government's animal welfare legislation become a vehicle for the animal rights lobby, writes...
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Alliance invited to give further evidence on...
The Efra Select Committee is taking evidence on the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, currently making its way through...
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Countryside Alliance DCMS consultation...
The Countryside Alliance has submitted evidence to the DCMS consultation on improving broadband for hard to reach...
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Tim Bonner: Sentience Bill opens door to...
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, which had its Second Reading in the House of Lords on Monday, received mixed...
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Countryside Alliance President and Chairman...
On Wednesday, 16 June, the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill was debated at Second Reading in the House of Lords. The...
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Role Reversal: the story behind the RSPCA's...
From the Spring issue of 'My Countryside' magazine, our Director of Public Affairs, James Legge recounts the story...
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill 2021
Last week, on 13 May, following its announcement in the Queen's Speech, the Government published its Animal Welfare...
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Tim Bonner: Animal Welfare Bills feature...
On Tuesday the Queen opened parliament for the 67th time in her reign with a Queen's Speech which outlines the...
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Welsh Labour to continue in minority...
Seats Constituency seats Regional seats Totals seats Welsh Labour 27 3 30 Welsh Conservative 8 8 16 Plaid Cymru 5 8 13...
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Scottish Election results: What it means
SNP to continue in a minority government, with one seat short of a majority. Seats Constituency Seats Regional Seats...
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