Clause 4 - Unnecessary suffering
Animal Welfare Bill
4:00 pm
Greg Mulholland (Shadow Minister, International Development; Leeds North West, Liberal Democrat)
I have a simple question, then I promise to shut up for at least an hour on this issue. Does the Minister not agree that abandonment in itself is a bad thing, regardless of what may or may not happen to the animal afterwards? Surely there should be a reference to abandonment on the face of the Bill.