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Sale of Puppies and Kittens

Proceeding contribution from Meg Munn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 4 September 2014. It occurred during Backbench debate and e-petition debate on Sale of Puppies and Kittens.

I will finish my point.

William Wilberforce had his eyes fixed not only on ending slavery and the slave trade but on animal welfare. Along with a number of other people, including MPs, he was a founder of what was then the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It subsequently became the RSPCA, which has been such a force for good in animal welfare. We should never have to choose one or the other. A civilised society respects not only human welfare and rights but the rights of animals, and we should therefore support the motion today.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
585 c459 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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