Questions and Answers
As the General Election grows nears we are asked many questions about Green Party policies
We will post some of them in here for people to read and they will reflect the local party's views.
Animal Welfare
Question- With the general election due soon I wanted to understand the green parties stance on animal welfare, something that is very close to my heart? Hunting with animals was banned years ago however it has continued under the conservatives. What is the green parties plan for animal welfare, hunting with animals and the environment?
Answer- To better protect animals and their habitats Green MPs will push for:
The creation a new Commission on Animal Protection.
A ban on all blood sports, including trail hunting.
All UK domestic and overseas territorial waters to offer the highest level of protection to marine life.
An end to badger culling.
An end to factory farming, enforcement of maximum stocking densities, and no routine use of antibiotics in farm animals.
A complete ban on close confinement in cages and the deliberate and unnecessary mutilation of farm animals.
