Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation
Abbreviation | CAWF |
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Formation | 2016 |
Founders | Lorraine Platt and Chris Platt |
Purpose | Animal welfare |
Headquarters | Third Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, United Kingdom |
Website | www |
The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF) is an influential animal welfare organisation in the United Kingdom.[1][2] According to The Daily Telegraph, "it is one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the Tory Party."[3]
Its patrons have included
History
The organisation was founded in 2016 by Lorraine Platt and her husband Chris Platt from
However, support for the organisation within the Conservative Party has not been universal: Patrick McLoughlin wrote a letter asking the CAWF to stop using the Conservative Party logo.[3][9] A Conservative Party spokesperson said that the organisation was not affiliated with the party, but CAWF patron Suzy Gale, wife of Conservative MP Roger Gale, said that the organisation and the party did have ties. Lorraine Platt said that the organisation was "voluntarily redesigning its logo".[9]
Positions
The organisation lobbies Parliament to improve animal welfare protections. Its areas of focus have expanded from fox hunting to a variety of other issues such as
In 2021, the CAWF argued that the
The organisation has also supported reforms for more humane
See also
References
- ^ a b c Pickard, Jim; Cameron-Chileshe, Jasmine; Evans, Judith (22 February 2022). "Tory MPs threaten rebellion over U-turn on fur and foie gras import ban". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Octopuses and lobsters have feelings – include them in sentience bill, urge MPs". the Guardian. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Horton, Helena (3 April 2021). "Meet the woman driving the Government's animal welfare policies – and it's not Carrie Symonds". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Tammy (28 October 2021). "Sir David Amess's dog wins Westminster Dog of the Year". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b "'Non-discriminatory' approach to labelling urged". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Fouzder, Monidipa. "A week chasing stories at the Conservative party conference". Law Gazette. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Pogrund, Gabriel. "Cabinet stray sniffs an opportunity". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b Starkey, Jerome. "Hands off Tory logo, animal groups told". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "England and Wales to ban live animal exports in European first". the Guardian. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Octopuses feel pain and need legal protection, say MPs". BBC News. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Webster, Ben. "Campaigners outraged by 36p supermarket octopus". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Up to 99 million animals 'needlessly killed without stunning' every year". The Independent. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Webster, Ben. "Improve welfare for farmed fish — they have feelings too". Retrieved 23 February 2022.