Puppy smuggling crackdown and live exports ban dropped in major government U-turn
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Rishi Sunak, who promised last year to champion Kept Animals Bill, accused of breaking promises in Tory manifesto.
By Jane Dalton
The government has dropped plans for a bill that would have banned live exports and cracked down on puppy smuggling, prompting waves of fury from animal welfare campaigners and experts.
The Kept Animals Bill – which also included a ban on primates as pets, a crackdown on puppy smuggling and greater protection for sheep from dangerous dogs – was in the Conservatives’ election manifesto.
The promises were mainstays of the government’s 2021 grand animal welfare action plan, and the Bill was one of Boris Johnson’s flagship policies.
During his Tory leadership campaign last year, Rishi Sunak promised to ban live animal exports and to champion the Kept Animals Bill.
When the heads of nearly 30 campaign organisations called on him and rival Liz Truss to promise to uphold the pledges, Mr Sunak’s team replied saying: ‘Rishi looks forward to championing this bill ...
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