CHINA'S DOG MEAT POLICY

EDM number 2120 in 2007-08, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 21/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare, Animals, Asia and Food.

That this House congratulates the Chinese government on its decision to ban the sale and consumption of dog meat during the Olympic Games this summer; applauds China's willingness to listen to the wishes of the international community; calls on the Chinese government to extend its temporary policy to become a permanent change to the country's approach to animal welfare; and asks the Chinese government to acknowledge the British attitude to dog ownership by recognising that a dog is for life, not just for the Olympics.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.