Ian Botham, who was ennobled by Boris Johnson last year as a crossbench peer, has described it as bizarre that the Government wants to recognise in law that a fish has feelings .
The Prime Minister s wife, began working for the Aspinall Foundation in January. An FOI request today showed that months earlier it unsuccessfully lobbied for cash help to buy land in South Africa.
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However, Ministers are now poised to take advantage of Brexit by blocking imports. Sources said yesterday that Lord Goldsmith, the Animal Welfare Minister, is determined to implement the ban in the next few months .
Last month, he congratulated Fortnum & Mason after the Queen s grocer announced that it would no longer stock the delicacy, usually sold as a pâté or mousse made from the enlarged livers. At the time, Lord Goldsmith tweeted: Foie gras is unbearably barbaric. It s hard to imagine anyone could watch the process and still enjoy eating it.
The decision by the store, based in Piccadilly, Central London, followed a long campaign spearheaded by celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Twiggy and Ricky Gervais.
Opinion: Why banning pig farrowing crates is a backwards step
18 Feb, 2021 12:15 AM
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Sow in a farrowing crate. Photo / NZ Pork
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Opinion: Taranaki pig farmer Karl Stanley explains why he is frustrated with the Government s decision to phase out the traditional use of farrowing crate and mating stall systems in the pork industry.
Last year, the future was looking bright.
Our family-run pig farm in Taranaki was a finalist in the Ballance Farm Environment regional awards for Taranaki.
We were also investing almost $1 million in new indoor farrowing systems – essentially maternity wards for sows - to ensure the welfare of our piglets and future-proof our business for generations to come.