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Rishi Sunak advised: stop ‘hanging animals out to dry’ by animal charities and stars consisting of Dame Joanna Lumley, Leona Lewis and Will Young

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LONDON—Two years on from the publication of the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, which guaranteed to “revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK”, stars consisting of Dame Joanna Lumley, Leona Lewis, Will Young and Susie Dent have actually composed to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak specifying that animals “have been badly let down”. The stars, signing up with forces with leading UK animal charities Animal Aid, Compassion in World Farming, 4 PAWS UK, Humane Society International/UK, PETA UK and the RSPCA, lament an absence of development on attending to problems such as ending live animal exports, checking out action on the import and sale of fur items and prohibiting keeping primates as family pets. The signatories get in touch with the Government to provide its Action Plan completely.

In addition to the letter from stars, 25 of the nation’s biggest animal security groups consisting of the RSPCA have actually released an open letter to Rishi Sunak, detailing the Government’s inactiveness on essential animal well-being steps over the last 2 years and specifying, “Our perseverance, and our trust, has actually now been tired. The organisations advise the Prime Minister to make sure that his Government will not abandon its pledge of world-leading action for animals that countless British individuals are awaiting.

Of the lots of “game changing welfare measures” vowed in the Action Plan to much better secure animals at home and overseas, just around a quarter have actually been provided up until now. The Kept Animals Bill, consisting of a number of Conservative manifesto guarantees, such as prohibiting live exports for massacre and fattening and stopping the harsh sell puppies, has actually not been offered Parliamentary time for over 17 months. The Action Plan’s flagship legislation acknowledging animal life and needing it to be thought about when creating and carrying out Government policy has actually still not been brought into force.

Claire Bass, senior director of projects and public affairs at Humane Society International/UK, said: “The Government’s apparent disinterest and unwillingness to deliver its own Action Plan for animals is frankly baffling. MPs tell us they receive more constituent correspondence calling for better animal protection than any other issue, so passing legislation like the Kept Animals Bill and a ban on fur imports should be an easy and obvious choice in terms of popular policy. But instead, we and animals are enduring endless delays, seemingly deprioritised by this Government despite huge public concern. We urge Mr Sunak to remember his Party’s promises to animals and start delivering the action that they deserve, and voters expect.”

Elisa Allen, PETA vice president of programs, said: “Animals are in peril, and the government has seemingly abandoned them as time is running out for it to make good on its word. PETA is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill becomes law, along with every other piece of promised pro-animal legislation without further delay.”

Chris Sherwood, RSPCA president, said: “Sadly, animals have been left in limbo by continued inaction on key animal welfare issues by this UK Government. The RSPCA’s landmark Kindness Index found that 80% of people in the UK believe animal welfare should be protected by the government through legislation but sadly we have seen far too little progress from some of the key pledges contained with the UK Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare. We urge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to end the gridlock, revive the Kept Animals Bill and ensure this administration keeps its promises for the nation’s animals – helping deliver a country where all animals are respected and treated with kindness and compassion they deserve.”

Coinciding with the letters, the animal charities held an attractive presentation in Westminster with advocates impersonated Rishi Sunak and Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey staging a scene of animals being ‘hung out to dry’ on a cleaning line in front of Downing Street.

National polling performed in April 2022 programs that Brits wish to see the Government follow through on its guarantees to boost animal well-being. The survey discovered 72% of participants – and 71% of those who voted Conservative in the last basic election – would like the Government to pass more laws developed to enhance animal well-being and secure animals from cruelty.

  • Photos from the action outdoors Downing Street can be downloaded here (credit: PETA).
  • The open letter from stars to Rishi Sunak can be seen here. The complete list of signatories is:
    Evanna Lynch, Jan Leeming, Dame Joanna Lumley DBE FRGS, Jodie Prenger, Kirsty Gallacher, Leona Lewis, Dr Marc Abraham OBE, Megan McCubbin, Pete Wicks, Peter Egan, Rula Lenska, Dr Scott Miller BVSc MRCVS , Susie Dent, Tracy Edwards MBE, Will Young.
  • The released letter from animal security NGOs to Rishi Sunak can be seen here.

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Media contact: Sally Ivens, Humane Society International/UK , [email protected] ; 07590 559299

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