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Animal welfare campaigners demand action on law

ANIMAL welfare campaigners handed over a 5,000-signature petition calling for action over new legislation to Chief Minister Lyndon Trott yesterday.

Deputies want a say in new law priorities

ISLANDERS who want new animal welfare legislation brought in more quickly are being encouraged to lobby deputies to support an amendment designed to give politicians more power to prioritise laws.

Campaigners write to Queen over animal welfare law delay

JUSTICE SECRETARY Ken Clarke will look into the progress of Guernsey’s new animal welfare law after campaigners sent a letter to the Queen.

Animal welfare law petitioners collect over 1,000 names

MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition to get the animal welfare law back on the States agenda.

‘I have been picked on,’ says cavy breeder

A LOCAL breeder of guinea pigs has rejected suggestions she mistreated her animals.

Animal welfare law could be part of priority debate

STATES members could get the chance to move animal welfare legislation higher up the list of priorities within three months, according to Chief Minister Lyndon Trott.

Anti-cruelty campaign gets widespread backing

ANIMAL welfare campaigners will gather outside the Royal Court this morning to lobby States members for updated cruelty laws.

‘Housing’s tenants have equal right to own a pet’

HOUSING has defended tenants’ rights to keep pets, following calls for checks on those banned from keeping animals.

Shock campaign brings animal welfare into open

A CAMPAIGN promoting animal welfare has been launched today with the publication of shocking images taken over a decade in Guernsey.