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Bears In China

EDM number 242 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 10/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare and Asia.

That this House welcomes the progress that is being made by the Animals Asia Foundation towards bringing an end to the abhorrent abuse of over 7,000 bears on farms in China; recognises that bear farmers and stakeholders in the industry continue to maintain that conditions on the farms are humane, whilst some evidence points to the contrary; notes that bears are kept for up to 22 years in cramped, rusting cages, with little room to stand up or turn around; further notes that bears continue to suffer in the most deplorable conditions, with metal catheters implanted deep into their gall bladders and infected fistula holes in their abdomens, enabling farmers to milk the bears for their bile twice daily; congratulates the Chinese government's work in partnership with the Animals Asia Foundation in rescuing 247 bears from bear farms to date; and calls on the British Government to do everything in its power to encourage the Chinese government to bring about an urgent end to this barbaric practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell10/12/2008RomfordConservativeProposed
Lindsay Hoyle10/12/2008ChorleyLabourSeconded
Bill Wiggin10/12/2008LeominsterConservativeSeconded
Nigel Evans10/12/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Ann Winterton10/12/2008CongletonConservativeSeconded
Jim Dobbin10/12/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer11/12/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Devine11/12/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Lee Scott11/12/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Michael Penning11/12/2008Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley11/12/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Drew11/12/2008StroudLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey11/12/2008Brigg and GooleLabourSigned
Colin Burgon11/12/2008ElmetLabourSigned
John Pugh11/12/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
David Lepper11/12/2008Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Lynne Jones11/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Alan Simpson11/12/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders11/12/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell11/12/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton11/12/2008GowerLabourSigned
Joan Humble15/12/2008Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Betty Williams15/12/2008ConwyLabourSigned
James Gray15/12/2008North WiltshireConservativeSigned
John McDonnell15/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Tim Loughton15/12/2008East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
David Simpson15/12/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
John Leech16/12/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Angela Watkinson16/12/2008UpminsterConservativeSigned
Gregory Campbell16/12/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Bill Etherington16/12/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Frank Cook16/12/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden16/12/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley16/12/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Janet Dean16/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/12/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Miller17/12/2008Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt17/12/2008CrawleyLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara17/12/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds17/12/2008Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Mark Durkan17/12/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Norman Baker17/12/2008LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris18/12/2008Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson18/12/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton12/01/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell12/01/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews12/01/2009MedwayLabourSigned
David Maclean14/01/2009Penrith and The BorderConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis19/01/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
William McCrea21/01/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Malcolm Moss26/01/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Christopher Huhne28/01/2009EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby09/02/2009Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson23/03/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Diane Abbott23/04/2009Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
John Thurso22/06/2009Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth13/07/2009CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
David WrightUnknownWithdrawn
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn

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