BREXIT HAS GIVEN US INDEPENDENCE IN FISHING, FARMING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Summary:
Part of the King’s Speech in September 2023, and about to receive Royal Assent, the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill will make illegal the transportation of live animals coming from or transiting the UK, purely for the purposes of slaughter. The ending of this practice has major support with voters, and has seen multiple petitions over decades asking for change.
Such change was not possible within the EU.
Explanation:
Transporting live animals over long distances for slaughter elsewhere has long been campaigned against in the UK. Better animal welfare was highlighted at the time of the EU referendum as a benefit of leaving the EU, as the EU Single Market rules prevent member states from banning live exports to other EU countries.
Part of the King’s Speech in September 2023, and about to receive Royal Assent, the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill will make illegal the transportation of live animals coming from or transiting the UK, purely for the purposes of slaughter. The ending of this practice has major support with voters, and has seen multiple petitions over decades asking for change.
Such change was not possible within the EU.
Reference: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3533/publications
Reference: https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/53691/documents/4276
Reference: https://www.rspca.org.uk/-/news-kings-speech-putting-live-exports-ban-back-on-agenda