Animal Welfare

As a veterinary surgeon, I am passionate about animal welfare. In the United Kingdom, we have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world, but we can always do more. I am strongly in favour of proposals to increase sentencing in

cases of animal cruelty, and measures to improve the welfare of farm and companion animals.

News

Dr Neil Hudson raises Animal Welfare, Newton Rigg, International Aid, Connectivity, Mental Health & Policing in Commons Queen’s Speech Debate

Tuesday, 18 May, 2021

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Dr Neil Hudson MP delighted to see Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill pass into law

Monday, 10 May, 2021

The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill has passed into law in a ‘huge step forward’ for animal welfare.

Dr Neil Hudson MP discusses UK Trade Policy and Animal Welfare at webinar with parliamentary colleagues and stakeholder organisations

Tuesday, 20 April, 2021

Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border and member of the Commons EFRA Select Committee, spoke of the importance of high animal welfare standards in trade negotiations going forward in a webinar hosted by the Trade and Animal Welfare Coalition.

Dr Neil Hudson MP speaks in Commons Debate on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on animal welfare

Thursday, 18 March, 2021

In a Commons Westminster Hall Debate this week, Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, who is the only veterinary surgeon in the House of Commons, discussed the negative impacts of the pandemic on animal welfare.

Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill passes last House of Commons stage without amendment

Monday, 15 March, 2021

The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill passed a significant House of Commons hurdle on Friday 12th March and now heads to the House of Lords.

The Bill would increase the maximum sentence for certain animal cruelty offences to five years and would apply to England and Wales.