Far right U-turn scuppers strict farm animal welfare legislation

A U-turn by all but one of the 37 MPs for the far-right PVV has put paid to plans to bring in new measures to boost animal welfare on livestock farms. In 2021, MPs voted in favour of legislation stipulating that animals can no longer suffer pain or discomfort when kept in cages or barns, and must be able to display natural behaviour. That legislation, drafted by the pro-animal PvdD, was criticised by both the industry and former farm minister...