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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1 December 2004.


Oral evidence

Taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Sub-Committee on the draft Animal Welfare Bill

on Tuesday 7 September 2004

Members present:


Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy AthertonPaddy Tipping
Mr Colin BreedMr Bill Wiggin
Mr Austin Mitchell



CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries, Mr John Bourne, Head, Animal Welfare Division, Mr Graham Thurlow, Veterinary Adviser, and Ms Caroline Connell, Legal Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, examined.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-50

Memorandum submitted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)

Witnesses: Ms Jackie Ballard, Director General, Dr Arthur Lindley, Director of Science, and Mr Michael Flower, Chief Superintendent, Prosecutions Department, Royal Society for the Protection of Animals, examined.

Question Numbers

51-59

60-79

80-92

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Further supplementary evidence submitted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Memorandum submitted by the Companion Animal Welfare Council

Memorandum submitted by the Kennel Club

Memorandum submitted by the Pet Advisory Committee

Witnesses: Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, a Member of the House of Lords, Chairman, Mr Mike Radford, Council member, and Mr Bill Swann, Council member and veterinarian, the Companion Animal Welfare Council; Ms Caroline Kisko, Secretary, and Mr Phil Buckley, External Affairs Manager, the Kennel Club; and Mr Lou Leather, Chairman, and Mr Chris Laurence, Veterinary Doctor, the Dogs Trust, the Pet Advisory Committee, examined.

Question Numbers

93-99

100-110

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Pet Advisory Committee

Supplementary memorandum submitted by The Kennel Club

Members present:


Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David LepperAlan Simpson
Joan RuddockDavid Taylor



Memorandum submitted by the Pet Care Trust

Memorandum submitted by Pets At Home

Witnesses: Ms Janet Nunn, Chief Executive, Ms Meriel France, Education and Training Manager, Mr Steve Zlotowitz, Partner, Pet Mart (pet shop), Beeston, Nottingham, The Pet Care Trust, and Mr Steve Fairburn, Livestock Manager, Pets at Home, examined.

Question Numbers

111-119

120-139

140-146

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Pet Care Trust

Memorandum submitted by the Federation of British Herpetologists

Memorandum submitted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

Witnesses: Mr Chris Newman, Chairman, Dr Mike Allen, The Federation of British Herpetologists; Mr Ian Robinson, Emergency Relief Manager, Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation & Sanctuaries Division, and Ms Corinne Evans, Parliamentary Officer, The International Fund for Animal Welfare, examined.

Question Numbers

147-159

160-171

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Federation of British Herpetologists

Further supplementary memorandum submitted by the Federation of British Herpetologists

Memorandum submitted by the BioVeterinary Group

Memorandum submitted by the Animal Protection Agency

Memorandum submitted by BirdsFirst

Witnesses: Mr Clifford Warwick, Director, and Dr Roger Mugford, Animal Behaviourist, Bio Veterinary Group; Ms Elaine Toland, Director, Animal Protection Agency; and Mr Greg Glendell, Hon Director, BirdsFirst, examined.

Question Numbers

172-179

180-188

Supplementary memorandum submitted by BirdsFirst

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Bio Veterinary Group

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Animal Protection Agency


 
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