So pleased to see this! Please update us on the next steps when you know about them. (Though I understand that sometimes it is better not to share details about legal cases). Specifically, I’m wondering: does the judge agreeing with the key argument open up other potential legal cases, for example? If DEFRA’s labelling scheme became a reality, would that mean they’d have to make statements about the wellbeing of Frankenchickens?
From the rest of the comments, it looks as if I misunderstood this line: “The judges have ruled in favour on our main argument—that the law says that animals should not be kept in the UK if it means they will suffer because of how they have been bred. This is a huge moment for animals in the UK.” I.e., it looks as if it should be rephrased to “solely because of how they have been bred”, still a good thing, but not the home run I was hoping for.
I really appreciated clarification from @JBentham (this is particularly helpful), and the pushback on the content of the post from @Habryka, @VettedCauses and others!
So pleased to see this! Please update us on the next steps when you know about them. (Though I understand that sometimes it is better not to share details about legal cases).
Specifically, I’m wondering: does the judge agreeing with the key argument open up other potential legal cases, for example? If DEFRA’s labelling scheme became a reality, would that mean they’d have to make statements about the wellbeing of Frankenchickens?
From the rest of the comments, it looks as if I misunderstood this line: “The judges have ruled in favour on our main argument—that the law says that animals should not be kept in the UK if it means they will suffer because of how they have been bred. This is a huge moment for animals in the UK.” I.e., it looks as if it should be rephrased to “solely because of how they have been bred”, still a good thing, but not the home run I was hoping for.
I really appreciated clarification from @JBentham (this is particularly helpful), and the pushback on the content of the post from @Habryka, @VettedCauses and others!