With Parliament returning from recess on Monday, we look forward to seeing the Report Stage of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) scheduled as soon as possible. This critical Bill will deliver an important Manifesto commitment to end live exports for fattening and slaughter

A statue of Sir David Amess was unveiled on Southend seafront. Sir David was our much loved patron and was a tireless animal welfare champion. We miss him everyday
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What an honour it was today to welcome all these wonderful people to Southend for the unveiling of the statue of #SirDavidAmess to honour his memory and his lifetime of service to Southend City .

Huge thanks to Southend-on-Sea City Council Chalkwell Lifeguards Priti Patel MP Ann Widdicombe, Lord…

Our briefing shows the negative impact of industrial factory farms on local communities and the environment #EndFactoryFarming
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Today on #NationalPetDay we are urging support for the Remaining Stages of our Patron Anna Firth MP's Pet Abduction Bill 🐶🐱🐾

We are pleased Defra UK has launched a Consultation on fairer food labelling which includes exploring animal welfare labelling in the UK - something we have long called for. Read our recent labelling report on mandatory labelling by Steven McCulloch promoting consumer choice,…

‘Our village pig farm smells so bad it is causing us nose bleeds’
The farm used to have 600 sows & their piglets but was given permission to expand to 7,000 fully-grown pigs
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We support the updated Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing and strongly urge Defra UK to implement these key recommendations to protect farmed fish 🐟

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Our Patron Henry Smith MP has an opinion piece in Comment Central today following the recent Consultation in Scotland on ending cages for laying hens where he makes the clear case for England and Wales to follow suit and pursue a cage-free future 🐔

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'Scotland is seeking to outlaw cages for laying hens – it’s time the rest of the UK doesn’t get left behind'

Conservative MP Henry Smith MP on the need to ban cages for laying hens.

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60% of UK sows are confined to farrowing crates for around 5 weeks -so small they can't even turn around. They can’t leave the crate or even walk a few steps. Some counties have already banned these cages. We call for this cruel practice to be outlawed in the UK #TheCrateEscape

‘World Bank’s funding of ‘hog hotel’ factory farms under fire over climate effect’. Animal welfare & environmental groups call on the World Bank to phase out financial support for large-scale industrial livestock operations
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Happy #InternationalBeaverDay
Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain 400 years ago but were reintroduced several years ago.
‘A project to reintroduce beavers to East Anglia has successfully reduced the impact of flooding and drought by storing millions of litres of water…

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation Spring newsletter includes our latest news updates :
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🆕We have published our new report on pet welfare and abuse.

🐕Read our report here 👇committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

See more about the report out today ⬇️
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Fish are often forgotten in efforts to advance farmed animal welfare. We support the Animal Welfare Committee’s updated 'Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing' recommendations on implementing stronger legal protections for all farmed fish 🐟

We welcome the progress of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill so far, and look forward to the next stages being announced so it can complete its passage and deliver a key Manifesto commitment to end live export for fattening and slaughter #BanLiveExports

We look back on some of the many animal welfare research reports we have published, including briefings on crustacean & cephalopod sentience, fish sentience, industrial factory farms, fish welfare and more reports. Find them on our website:
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Did you know two in three 2019 Conservative voters would support the introduction of a mandatory animal welfare labelling system? Such a system would empower consumers to make informed decisions about the food they buy which align with their personal beliefs.