Clause 8 - Duty of person responsible for animal to ensure welfare
Animal Welfare Bill
1:00 pm
Angela Smith (PPS (Yvette Cooper, Minister of State), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Sheffield, Hillsborough, Labour)
I fail to understand why “an appropriate extent” is any less subjective than “good practice”. Once good practice is determined, it offers an objective measure for the courts to use. Surely, “an appropriate extent” offers too many get-out clauses in the courts.