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MP appointed officer of Parliamentary Animal Welfare Group
Today Mike Hancock, MP for Portsmouth South, will be appointed an Officer of the Associate Parliamentary Animal Welfare Group. Animal Welfare has always been close to his heart. Among his recent campaigns are ones against experiments on monkeys and primates, transport of animals, caged animals, bear skins and military experiments on goats.
He has been recognised the Most Progressive Politician on animal welfare by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and received their Proggy award for his efforts to bring about an end of animal suffering.
Most recently Mike Hancock supported Animal Aid in their campaign against the overbreeding of racehorses. He has called for action by the Government to remedy the problems of thoroughbred over-production and the slaughter of unwanted but healthy horses that it entails. He wants an end to inappropriate livestock breeding and neglect of race horses and has highlighted the catastrophic racing and training injuries that lead to the deaths of hundreds more horses each year. A racehorse dies every two days on racecourses in Britain. He has also called for greater transparency in the largely self-regulated racing industries.
Mike supported animal rights group Uncaged in another recent campaign. He called for a boycott of Herbal Essences shampoo following evidence that the producers of the shampoo, Proctor and Gamble, were carrying out animal tests of a chemical ingredient, which had already previously been declared safe. He has also called on Proctor and Gamble to clarify what was on their website with regard to animal experimentation and the reason for it. And he wants more investment in alternatives to animal testing.
Mike Hancock is also a leading supporter of PETA’s campaign to replace black bear fur by fake fur products in bearskin hats. The Armed Forces buy between 50 and 100 bearskins a year. His action has helped shed light on new intentions to invite for tender of suppliers of fake fur in 2009.
The Associate Parliamentary Animal Welfare Group is a cross-party parliamentary group composed of members of both Houses and associate animal welfare organisations. The Group investigates on issues of concern and takes action such as to impact on the introduction of legislation to protect animals. Regular meetings allow its members to stay informed about current animal welfare issues.
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