Britain enshrines the ability of vertebrates to be emotional, he said, “all animals that have a spinal cord.” George Eustis Environment Minister with the Sunday Times.
New legislation II. Queen Elizabeth announced Tuesday in its traditional government statement, MTI wrote.
The law stresses that animals are also aware of their own feelings and emotions, and are able to experience joy, joy, suffering, and pain. The minister says Britain wants to be a world leader in animal rights and that vertebrate law is a pillar of that strategy.
Other bills prohibit the import of hunting spoils, the export of live animals, and the raising of primates as pets. As part of the animal welfare strategy, the government wants to ban imports of fur and the use of microchips in domestic cats. They also want to end the gassing of pigs (carbon dioxide).
According to Eustice, all this sends an important signal to the world.
Several changes, including a ban on the export of live animals, became possible only after Britain left the European Union.
– The minister said, confirming that Boris Johnson The first Prime Minister made the issue of animal welfare a part of government policy.
Opponents of the plans say Johnson is just his fiancée, Carrie Symonds Means animal rights because of his personal opinions. However, according to the environment minister, the prime minister and himself are as passionate about the issue as Symonds, a former Conservative Party spokesperson.
