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Protecting animals is a Conservative trait, so back the Animal Sentience Bill against the scaremongers – Times Red Box article by CAWF patron Henry Smith MP.
There has never been any question that the Conservative Party believes animals are sentient beings. We have a proud tradition of animal welfare measures. Within weeks of being Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher introduced the Farm Animal Welfare Committee. Since then, Conservative governments have led the way in animal welfare.