It is un likely that the labour proposal would happen if the UK was still in the EU ?
How I saw it any way
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It is un likely that the labour proposal would happen if the UK was still in the EU ?
How I saw it any way
Note the use of the word sales.
Scoundrels probably would in retaliation to protecting there disgraceful cruel practice
But that’s the French for you
In any event you can take it up with the Labour Party
Dare say they have thought it through ?
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Believe it or not the UK was probably the leading exponent of livestock welfare standards in the EU with the RSPCA being in the forefront of moves to legislate at European level. Out standards here were recognised by animal welfare organisations in countries such as Germany and Denmark as being better than either EU or national standards.
The thing about the EU is that whilst member states have to adopt their standards, those standards are only minimum standards and individual member states are always free to introduce their own legislation which is to a higher standard. An example of this is electrical equipment standards where the humble (but large) UK 3-pin plug is regarded as probably the safest in the world, whilst also far surpassing the EU minimum standards
What is conveniently forgotten, especially by Eurosceptic Tory MPs, is that many EU standards, particularly those concerned with health and safety, are the direct result of input from the UK - often working in conjunction with Germany and the Nordic countries
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Yes
But under EU rules / law live animals had to be exported for slaughter
They could not be slaughtered in the UK and than exported as a carcass or what ever
Some of these animals were than exported from those EU countries to fruit cakes countries like dire ear a Stan for ritual slaughter
To be fair you don't need to travel out of the EU to be ashamed at the barbaric treatment of animals.
Here in England we are well known for blood sports.
In Spain the abuse of bulls is totally immoral and they even throw donkey's around for fun.
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Any government inside the EU doesn't have super-national powers.
Had we continued membership there can be little doubt that there would, in time, have been a tightening up of standards. What is often overlooked in tbe UK is that as one of the "big three" countries, both in population and economic terms, the UK had major influence in Europe. One very real issue is that as a member of a pan-national organisation it is necessary to accept negotiation and compromise. It is better to get 50% of what you want than 0%, something Tory MEPs seemed incapable of understanding. This is why they had so few allies in Europe other than a few extreme right wingers (or nut jobs) and why our influence was more limited than it should have been.
Had we continued membership there can be little doubt that there would, in time, have been a tightening up of standards. What is often overlooked in tbe UK is that as one of the "big three" countries, both in population and economic terms, the UK had major influence in Europe. One very real issue is that as a member of a pan-national organisation it is necessary to accept negotiation and compromise. It is better to get 50% of what you want than 0%, something Tory MEPs seemed incapable of understanding. This is why they had so few allies in Europe other than a few extreme right wingers (or nut jobs) and why our influence was more limited than it should have been.
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Quite agree with you some of what go’s on in the UK is a total disgrace
Is that a picture of Boris in costume? Looks like it could be as his head is sticking out.
Naturally. It's the trans way
No, it's a picture of a horse disguised as a cow. The people in the photo are EU animal inspectors verifying that the horse dressed as a cow is the finest quality beef.
Lets talk about EU standards, it'll be fun.
No they aren't.
No John, they aren't, that was a slight exaggeration on my part.
It is however, no exaggeration to say that horses pretending to be cows were routinely passed off as beef in Ireland and various Eastern European countries.
It happens, mistakes are made, but whilst mistakes are routinely made in certain European countries, FFS STFU about UK animal standards, it just makes you look stupid.
I think I heard them say, "For God's sake, DO NOT interrupt the Tories while they are finding novel ways to humiliate themselves."
