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Welfare Of Farmed Puppies

EDM number 2052 in 2007-08, proposed by Bob Spink on 16/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare, Animals and International trade.

That this House is concerned by reports of the harm caused by puppy trafficking; congratulates The Kennel Club on its exposure of this problem and its enforcement of strict rules on breeders in the UK; welcomes the caring approach to puppy farming by responsible UK breeders and notes the excellent work undertaken on this issue by the RSPCA, particularly in respect of puppies imported, often from Eire, in a poor state of health and misdescribed in advertisements; and calls on the Government to review policy in this area in order to improve the welfare of farmed puppies and to protect the interests of future puppy owners.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink16/07/2008Castle PointUKIPProposed
Lee Scott16/07/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Nigel Evans16/07/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell16/07/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Taylor17/07/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle17/07/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock17/07/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
James Gray17/07/2008North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Martin Caton17/07/2008GowerLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins17/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/07/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson17/07/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders17/07/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden21/07/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Mark Hunter21/07/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis21/07/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell21/07/2008Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington21/07/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore21/07/2008HendonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer21/07/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell21/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones21/07/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Janet Dean22/07/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Andrew George22/07/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech22/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton06/10/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster22/10/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Nick Harvey30/10/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby12/11/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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