I come from a wet area of west Wales. Our dairy cows are largely indoors for half the year anyway, and they flourish and are sustained to a high welfare standard. I am not quite sure how my right hon. Friend’s proposal would work for the wet winter months when cattle are actually healthier if they are kept indoors.
Leaving the EU: Animal Welfare Standards in Farming
Proceeding contribution from
Simon Hart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 January 2017.
It occurred during Debate on Leaving the EU: Animal Welfare Standards in Farming.
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