General Article Which UK laws ‘protect’ animals?

Topic Selected: Animal Rights Book Volume: 445

 By Claire Hamlett

Several legal cases have been brought against the British government recently for various failures to protect animals. Cruelty Free International lost a High Court challenge to the government for ‘secretly’ abandoning a ban on testing cosmetic product ingredients on animals. The Humane League has brought a High Court legal challenge against the government for breaching animal welfare regulations by allowing farmers to keep fast-growing breeds of ‘frankenchickens.’

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