Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed a move by the Government to back legislation that will close existing legal loopholes exploited by immoral breeders and traders to illegally smuggle pets into the UK. Illegal pet smuggling is often associated with serious welfare issues, and pets found to be illegally smuggled face a significantly higher risk of developing illnesses or even death. The Bill allows the Government to bring forward a ban, or restrictions, on low-welfare imports of dogs, cats and ferrets into the UK. The new Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill will mean people selling pets would be banned from importing puppies under 6 months old, heavily pregnant dogs, and animals with cropped ears, docked tails or that have been declawed. Measures introduced under the Bill would also strengthen the Pet Travel Scheme to ensure that no one is able to fraudulently import animals for sale under the guise of being an owner travelling with their own pets. Welcoming the move, Bob Seely MP has said:
“I am fully supportive of this Bill which will not only stop criminal gangs profiting from the suffering of young animals but will also bring peace of mind to families looking for a new pet. “Our animal welfare standards in the UK are world-leading. The UK was the first country in the world to introduce animal cruelty offences and is the highest-ranked G7 nation according to World Animal Protection’s Index. “I am pleased that the government is delivering on its commitments to improving animal welfare standards even further.”
Oh here we go,bob welcome ( but does sod all) seely again
can you please crawl back under your rock,have you not realised yet that you are not liked?
utter amoeba!
World leading?he needs to do a week in any animal rescue in UK then come out with that comment!
Another piller for sausage to jump on
Bob needs to get his party to address the other, more costly, illegals issues first. Most all illegal animals bought in will be far less trouble so get priorities right Bob for a tough stance on such is what many of the silent majority have wanted for years now.
They can’t address it. The Rwanda plan will, as you suggest, cost millions and will put few off.
The only people who can “stop the boats” are the French, and they have little interest in doing so unless we give them (and the EU as a whole) massive trade concessions.
If you voted for Brexit, you voted for this. And you were warned.
And the same lying con artists who sold you Brexit are trying to sell you Rwanda.
They are lying to you again. How many times do they have to lie before you realise that just because they promise something you want doesn’t mean they have any intention of delivering it.
The Rwanda bill is just meant to get you to vote Tory. That is its only purpose.
Kevin, you have likely gained more votes than Bob by saying it how it is.
Problem is, even if Bob felt as you and I, his Government have pandered so much to racial pressure groups that those in any positions of power, albeit even in small ways, now are afraid to voice their opinions.
As we so often see, even on here, the far left groups will insult, belittle and are downright rude to anyone who speaks the truth or questions the wisdom of non action over filling a country with impoverished many of whom have such different religions, and ways of life, that they have no intention of integration, but force ‘us’ to adapt to their ways of living, of which much is deeply unpalatable to British people.
Rising trot, I think you gave too much away with your opening statement. My concerns if any, would not be anyway based on pressure from racial groups. It’d be economic. Your upset is, I guess, a race thing. There’s no room for that in any civilised or fair minded society. Maybe this isn’t the country for you no matter how much you purport to espouse it’s values.
Ha Ha Ha.
That boat sailed with Brexit. You were told that Brexit would make illegal migration worse, and it has.
The French have no interest in stopping the boats and won’t take them back once they are in our waters, no matter how much we pay them (currently £480 million). They just pocket the cash, send out a few patrol and say “merci” as they watch them paddle out to sea.
If you voted for Brexit, you voted for this. Suck it up, buttercup.
More vote catching headlines. You don’t fool us Mr half sausage.
Pop ups at it yet again lol
Ie …you keep pandering too a pointless guy whos seat is going anyway hopefully!
Hi bob Is there an election soon?
Funny how he supports everything now there’s an election in the pipeline. Idiot!!
Plonka !! Poxy attention seeker
Well done Bob. Jumping on the next useless bandwagon thought up by Tory HQ. You certainly seem to have your finger on the pulse of what they tell you is important to us voters. You certainly have my vote……or probably not.
Bob what us Islanders want, what we really really want is
Cheaper Ferry Fares.
The Ferry crossing is less than 5 miles and what we are expected to pay
is criminal.
Bob catch a Ferry in New York City, fare is under $3
Why are we having to pay so much?, Ferry Companies should be
doing all year round deals for US island residents.
Because of Wightlink’s greed Paul. You only have to look at its latest financial statements, Wightlink reported a healthy income of £78.7m for the year 2022/23, translating into a profit of £15.2m. 😮
Scandalous. I wish we had an MP who supported the people of the Island.
Bet Bob doesn’t pay, if he does all claimed for on his expenses.
Bob is Barking up the wrong tree.
Barking Mad. Meow, Meow !
I didn’t even know there was a black market for smugglers selling moggies that look like, ‘The Cat From Hell’! 😮
What about our roads potholes ,doctors appointments ,dentist appointments etc.
Oh FFS.Pop up really needs to focus on his remit.
What we need on this island is a reliable Ferry service and all
Island Households should receive reduced Ferry fares.
If living in the Big Smoke, residents get a 90% reduction off the daily
Congestion charge fee, us Islanders who are surrounded by water
get NO reductions.
Illegal pet smuggling? Useless shit show can’t even tackle illegal immigrant smuggling right under their noses in broad daylight
We have some of the worst roads in the country and blatant ignorance of the law and low level crime such as vandalism and shoplifting yet all this clown can do is support the banning of wet wipes and pet smuggling,
Oh FFS. Pop up Bob is at it again. Is there anything he doesn’t ‘welcome’?
I don’t suppose he welcomed the recent local election results ha ha