Memorandum submitted by the Countryside
Council for Wales
The Countryside Council for Wales is the statutory
adviser to government on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and
the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment throughout Wales and its
inshore waters. As the Animal Welfare Bill is `welfare' based,
CCW do not have any comments to make from a statutory protection
point of view.
However, we do welcome changes made in the Bill
to enable greater policing powers for search, arrest etc. This
is particularly relevant under Section 2, where these increased
powers could make investigations into badger baiting offences
easier.
6 August 2004
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