Part of Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 2:30 pm ar 18 Tachwedd 2021.
“(1) The Secretary of State must—
(a) undertake a review of the welfare impacts of the rearing and keeping of non-native gamebirds,
(b) examine the use of cages in the rearing and keeping of non-native gamebirds, and
(c) consult on regulation of rearing and keeping of non-native gamebirds.
(2) The Secretary of State must publish a summary of responses to the consultation under sub-section (1)(b).
(3) The Secretary of State must, no later than three months from the day on which the consultation under subsection (2) closes, publish a statement of future policy on the rearing and keeping of non-native game birds.”—
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to conduct a review of the welfare impacts of the rearing and keeping of non-native gamebirds.