Government Proposes Tough New Legal Penalities to Protect Animals from Abuse
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London, 14 October/GNN/ --
DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS News Release (OP NOTE) issued by the Government News Network on 14 October 2005
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PRESS BRIEFING: FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2005 09.45 - 10.30
NOBEL HOUSE, 17 SMITH SQUARE,
LONDON SW1P 3JR
Persistent offenders will face increased penalties as part of a package of measures to protect animals in the Government's Animal Welfare Bill which is to be published in Parliament tomorrow..
Ben Bradshaw, the Animal Welfare Minister who has lead responsibility for the Bill will chair a press briefing at 09.45 on Friday 14 October at Defra's HQ in Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR .
You are invited to meet Mr Bradshaw and hear about the raft of proposed measures which will embrace a century of legislation into just one law to improve the welfare of animals..
Press packs will be available to print/web national/regional journalists at the briefing from 09.30 and following an introduction by Ben Bradshaw at 09.45, they will have the opportunity for questions and one-to-one interviews.
Syndicated photographs of Ben Bradshaw's visit to the RSPCA Animal Hospital,
in Putney where he met with "Charlie" a Jack Russell dog (a survivor of animal cruelty), an RSPCA Inspector and Emma Milne, the vet from "Vets in Practice" to celebrate the introduction and publication of the Animal Welfare Bill, are available from Press Association.
