Animal Welfare Strategy
Debate between Emma Reynolds and Will Forster(2 days, 23 hours ago)
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Emma Reynolds
The short answer to my hon. Friend—I am sure you will appreciate this, Mr Speaker—is yes.
Mr Will Forster (Woking) (LD)
The top animal welfare issue raised with me by my constituents is the impact of fireworks—particularly ad hoc and unannounced displays—on pets and their owners. Please will the Secretary of State reassure me and others across the House, who I am sure are concerned about that issue as well, that the strategy will finally tackle it and provide much-needed relief to pets and their owners?
Emma Reynolds
That is raised with me in my constituency too. It is a tricky issue, however, because there are lots of people across the country who, at different religious festivals and obviously on Guy Fawkes day, enjoy fireworks. It is about getting the balance right.