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Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare Needs to do More for Farmed Animals
Farmed animals have been included in The Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare but it’s not enough.
The UK’s leading vegan campaigning charity
Farmed animals have been included in The Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare but it’s not enough.
Horses are highly sociable animals that form strong bonds within their group; both with family members and other, non-related horses. They were first domesticated to be used for their milk and meat and also as transport. Since horse meat is not popularly consumed in the UK, 94 per cent of it is exported with just six per cent remaining in the UK — sold to meat markets, butchers and individual customers.
Every year millions of farmed animals worldwide are subjected to the horrors of live transport. Join us this Sunday 14 June in calling to #BanLiveExports. Closer to home, judicial review proceedings have been started against the Scottish government to stop the export of unweaned calves on journeys over eight hours.
This month sees the launch of International Stop Live Transport Awareness Day, combining efforts from over 100 groups, 30 countries and 6 continents, all taking place on Thursday 14 June
