
Our Response to the Conservative 2024 Manifesto
The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation welcomes the Conservative 2024 Manifesto which features a number of pledges to continue ongoing commitments to improve animal welfare.

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation welcomes the Conservative 2024 Manifesto which features a number of pledges to continue ongoing commitments to improve animal welfare.

Today (Friday 24th May) the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed Patron Anna Firth MP’s Pet Abduction Bill passing its Remaining Stages in the House of Lords led by Lord Black.

Today 20th May, Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) is delighted the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act has received Royal Assent. This means the legislation has been officially signed into law.

Today the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill passing its Remaining Stages in the House of Commons

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) is delighted the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill has passed its Third Reading in the House of Lords.
This follows the Bill passing its Report Stage on 8th May in the House of Lords and Committee Stage on 14th March, having already passed all of its stages in the House of Commons.

Today (Friday 10th May) the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) welcomed Patron Anna Firth MP’s Pet Abduction Bill passing its Second Reading in the House of Lords led by Lord Black.

Today (Wednesday 8th May) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) is delighted the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill has passed its Report Stage in the House of Lords.
This follows the Bill passing its Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 14th March and having passed all its stages in the House of Commons after receiving widespread MP support across parties.

Today (Friday 19th April) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed Patron Anna Firth MP’s Pet Abduction Bill passing its Remaining Stages in the House of Commons. This follows the Second Reading which took place on 19th January and Committee Stage on 31st January.

Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed a Consultation launched in Scotland on banning the use of cages to house laying hens for egg production.

As the Easter weekend approaches and our minds turn to spring, our newsfeeds will soon be full of images of newborn chicks. Yet, for many of the chicks born this week in the UK egg industry, a miserable life in a tiny cage is what lies ahead.

Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) is delighted that John Spellar MP’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill passed Second Reading in the House of Commons today.

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation urges MPs to attend and support the Second Reading of the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill led by John Spellar MP on Friday 22nd March. This marks a final opportunity for the Government’s Manifesto commitment to end trophy hunting imports to be delivered.

Today (Friday 15th March) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed Selaine Saxby MP’s Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill passing its Second Reading in the House of Commons. This follows the First Reading which took place on 6th December.

Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation was delighted to welcome the Rt Hon. Patron Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to discuss animal welfare.

Today (Thursday 14th March) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill passing its Committee Stage in the House of Lords.

Today (Tuesday 12th March) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed the launch of Defra’s Consultation on fairer food labelling. This follows the Defra Call for Evidence on mandatory labelling in 2021.

Yesterday (27th February) evening Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation welcomed the passing of the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023 through the House of Lords, banning the keeping of primates as pets in England from 2026 unless strict standards have been met.

Today (Wednesday 28th February) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has expressed concern following the publication of a new report by the Animal Welfare Committee which recommends the law is changed in England and Wales to allow chickens and turkeys weighing less than 10kg to be lifted by two legs.

This morning Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) Co-Founder Lorraine Platt delivered a speech at a panel event at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), the world’s top decision-making body on the environment.

Today (Wednesday 21st February) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill passing its Second Reading in the House of Lords.

Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has announced Co-Founder Lorraine Platt will be speaking at a panel event at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) later this month, the world’s top decision-making body on the environment.

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation is urging Peers from across parties to attend and support the Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill on Wednesday 21st February in the House of Lords.

Today (Tuesday 6th February) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has published a new report, ‘Labelling for Animal Welfare in the UK’ which makes the case for mandatory animal welfare labelling to be implemented in the UK.

Today (Friday 2nd February) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill passing its Second Reading in the House of Commons led by former Secretary of State for Defra Dr Thérèse Coffey MP. This follows the First Reading which took place on 11th December 2023.

Today (Wednesday 31st January) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed Patron Anna Firth MP’s Pet Abduction Bill passing its Committee Stage in the House of Commons. This follows the First Reading which took place on 6th December 2023 and the Second Reading which took place on 19th January.

Today (Saturday 27th January) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has published a landmark new report on the benefits of meat reduction, titled ‘The £2 billion NHS windfall: Why meat reduction matters’.

Today, representatives from leading retailers, industry, lawyers, experts, and animal advocates united in Parliament to discuss the need for the UK Governments to enact species-specific legislation for farmed fish at the time of slaughter.

Today (Friday 19th January) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed Patron Anna Firth MP’s Pet Abduction Bill passing its Second Reading in the House of Commons. This follows the First Reading which took place on 6th December 2023.

Today (Monday 15th January) Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) has welcomed the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill passing its remaining stages in the House of Commons. This included the Committee Stage, Consideration and Third Reading.

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation is urging MPs from across parties to attend and support the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill on Monday 15th January in the House of Commons.