Skip to main content
Site logo

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Mid Worcestershire
  • News
  • Policies & Campaigns
  • Contact
Site logo

My work and positions on Animal Welfare

  • Tweet

Nigel and Bonnie the BeagleI share the high regard my constituents have for animal welfare, and I am glad that my colleagues in Government have set out a series of ambition reforms as outlined in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare. I am encouraged that since 2010, the Department has achieved many changes regarding improving animal welfare including banning the use of conventional battery cages for laying hens, as well as making CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses across England. Other measures introduced include the mandatory microchipping of dogs in 2015 and the modernisation of the licensing system for dog breeding and pet sales. 

I welcome that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will bring in some of the world’s strongest protections for pets, livestock and kept wild animals. This includes introducing a ban on keeping primates as pets, banning the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening, and also addressing the unethical trade of puppy smuggling by reducing the number of pets that can travel under pet travel rules. I welcome that the Bill has passed the Committee stage in the House of Commons and I look forward to supporting this Bill as it continues to progress through Parliament.

Lots of organisations including animal charities now choose to do their lobbying by identical mass email and the amount of emails of this nature has increased significantly in recent years.  I hope you can appreciate that I am not always able to respond to all mass campaign based emails individually.

On these pages you can read my responses to some of the most popular recent email campaigns on the topic of animal welfare.  

Of course, if you have any personal comments or specific concerns that you would like to raise with me then please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will endeavour to respond to these queries as soon as possible.

News

Nigel with Bonnie at Westminster Dog of the Year

Welcoming the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill

Friday, 28 June, 2019

I warmly welcome the Government’s announcement that it is to introduce legislation to increase jail sentences for animal abusers.

Nigel Huddleston MP leading debate on puppy smuggling

Leading a debate on puppy smuggling

Thursday, 4 April, 2019

On Tuesday 2nd April 2019, I led a parliamentary debate on puppy smuggling. I have been an active campaigner on animal welfare issues since I was elected in 2015 and this was the second time I have called a debate on the matter of puppy smuggling.

Nigel Huddleston MP with Bonnie at Westminster Dog of the Year

Calling a puppy smuggling debate

Friday, 29 March, 2019

I have called another parliamentary debate on puppy smuggling, due to take place on Tuesday, 2nd April. I previously held a debate on this issue in 2017 and I have long been an active campaigner in Westminster on issues relating to animal welfare.

Nigel Huddleston MP at Dogs Trust Reception

Dogs Trust host anti-puppy smuggling event

Thursday, 6 December, 2018

I attended an event hosted by Dogs Trust at the House of Commons this week where the charity called on the government to take urgent action to end the cruel practice of puppy smuggling. I held a debate on this issue in Parliament earlier this year and have been an advocate in Westminster for anim

Big Yellow Dog

Dog Chipping

Wednesday, 13 April, 2016

With microchipping becoming compulsory in England, Scotland and Wales from 6 April 2016, Imet with the Dogs Trust and its larger than life mascot ‘Dogcilla’ to raise awareness of changes to the law. 

.

Celebrating National Animal Action Award with Worcestershire Dog Rescuer

Monday, 26 October, 2015

I was in the House of Lords to see a dedicated dog rescuer from Evesham receive a special award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Policies & Campaigns

  • Agriculture and Farming
  • Animal Welfare
    • #DontBetrayAnimals
    • ASRU Change Programme
    • Animal Sentience and Sentencing
    • Badger Cull Licences
    • Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)
    • Dog Meat Trade
    • Protect the Hen Harrier
    • World Animal Protection and Wildlife Trade
    • Bovine TB and badger culls
    • Pollinators and Neonicotinoids
    • Fur imports and sales
    • Puppy smuggling
    • Wildlife licensing
  • Brexit
  • COVID-19 (Policies and Campaigns)
  • Crime and Policing
  • Defence
  • Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Economy & Finance
  • Education
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Equalities
  • Health & Social Care
  • Immigration & Asylum
  • International Affairs
  • Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Local Government
  • Politics, Parliament and Government
  • Rights & Justice
  • Transport

Sign up for Nigel's Monthly Report

Stay informed on this and other local issues.

The information you provide is used in accordance with our Data Collection and Use policy. By clicking this button you agree to your information being used in accordance with that policy.

Lots of organisations now choose to do their lobbying by identical mass email and the amount of emails of this nature has increased significantly in recent months.  I hope you can appreciate that I am not always able to respond to all mass campaign based emails individually.

On these pages you can read my responses to some of the most popular recent email campaigns and also my thoughts on other major themes in my inbox.  

Of course, if you have any personal comments or specific concerns that you would like to raise with me then please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will endeavour to respond to these queries as soon as possible.

Nigel Huddleston MP for Mid Worcestershire

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
Promoted by N Huddleston at House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Copyright 2023 Nigel Huddleston MP for Mid Worcestershire. All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree