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On Wednesday, 4th March, alongside other leading animal protection organisations, CAWF jointly hosted a parliamentary drop-in event to urge the government to stop delaying the implementation of legislation that will ban the promotion and sale in England, Wales and Northern Ireland of cruel and exploitative animal experiences abroad.

We also co-signed a letter to the...


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This week, Parliament took a significant step in the long-overdue discussion on mandatory labelling, consumer transparency and legislative oversight when Tatton MP Esther McVey secured leave to introduce a Ten Minute Rule Bill requiring compulsory labelling of halal and kosher meat products.

The Food Labelling (halal and kosher Meat) Bill does not seek to ban halal ...


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The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) welcomes the Government’s consultation on the use of cages for laying hens as an important opportunity to address one of the most persistent animal welfare concerns in industrial farming.

For decades, the use of cages has restricted the ability of laying hens to express natural behaviours such as perching, dust-bathi...


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Defra:: ‘Laying hens and lambs will benefit from better animal welfare standards under detailed plans set out by the Government today (January 12th).

Under the proposals, all colony cage systems across the laying hen sector would be phased out by 2032, including for smaller producers. Proposals for tighter restrictions on sheep mutilation practices, such as castrati...


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Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation ( CAWF) welcomes the Animal Welfare Strategy priorities, including consulting on phasing out the use of cages in farming, moving away from the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) to stun pigs, and introducing standards for the humane killing of fish. It will also address loopholes around regulations governing the breeding of dogs and cats, banni...


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