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New legislation to ban live animal exports as Government 'makes the most' of post-Brexit freedoms

Defra said the bill would not have been possible had the UK remained a member of the European Union

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Defra Secretary Steve Barclay said the legislation would strengthen animal welfare standards
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Defra Secretary Steve Barclay said the legislation would strengthen animal welfare standards

New legislation introduced in Parliament could put an end to the ‘unnecessary suffering' of live animals exported for slaughter and fattening from the UK. The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill...

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