Tail-Docking Of Piglets

EDM number 95 in 1997-98, proposed by Chris Mullin on 09/06/1997.

That this House is concerned that around 70 per cent. of Britain's piglets are still being tail-docked despite the 1994 law which prohibits the routine tail-docking of piglets; believes that the proper way to prevent tail-biting is not by tail-docking but by keeping piglets in good conditions and in particular by providing them with ample space to prevent overcrowding and sufficient straw to allow them to root and explore; and urges Her Majesty's Government now to enforce the provision in the Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1994 which prohibits the routine tail-docking of piglets.

This motion has been signed by a total of 143 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.