"Labour has been a strong advocate for animal welfare with the creation of the Animal Welfare Act which banned fur farming, driftnet fishing (to protect dolphins and sea birds), banned animal testing for cosmetics, alcohol and tobacco, refused to license testing on great apes and established the National Centre for Replacement, Reduction and Refinement which funds and researches alternatives to animal testing.
Today, Labour strongly opposes the badger cull and has done right from the start. It has committed to stopping any such further cull if elected and has campaigned on the issue throughout.
Labour banned fox hunting and would certainly not legalise it again. Labour has also, as with the badger cull, campaigned recently to ensure the Tories don't legalise it, which the Tories are proposing to do if they win the next election.
Further, Labour now commits to going further with animal rights by tackling animal cruelty in circuses, laboratories (such as ensuring experiments on animals are reduced towards ending experiments on animals full stop), zoos, farms and puppy/kitten farms.
In particular, I personally would like to see clearer labelling on food packaging so people are fully aware of the farming conditions for the food they are buying. I believe many would be horrified at some of the current practices that are allowed to go on."
