It looks very likely that Labour will return to government later this year. What are your expectations for what they might achieve in their first term? Would there be any big political or practical barriers to overcome if they wanted to be ambitious on animal welfare?
I would hope in the first period following the election any government would face into the urgent need for reforming farming standards and phasing out the use of animals in research. I think the biggest political barrier to these kinds of changes, and the others that we would like to see, is breaking out of the practice of siloed policy making, and instead understanding the interactions between e.g. human health, the environment and animal welfare.
It looks very likely that Labour will return to government later this year. What are your expectations for what they might achieve in their first term? Would there be any big political or practical barriers to overcome if they wanted to be ambitious on animal welfare?
I would hope in the first period following the election any government would face into the urgent need for reforming farming standards and phasing out the use of animals in research. I think the biggest political barrier to these kinds of changes, and the others that we would like to see, is breaking out of the practice of siloed policy making, and instead understanding the interactions between e.g. human health, the environment and animal welfare.