Plucking Of Feathers From Live Birds (EDM1422)

Plucking Of Feathers From Live Birds

EDM number 1422 in 2010-12, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 08/02/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Animal welfare.

That this House notes that Council of Europe recommendations adopted under the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes state that feathers, including down, shall not be plucked from live birds; further notes that plucking feathers from live birds can cause pain, bleeding follicles, skin tears and bruising; further notesthat the process of catching, carrying and restraining birds for plucking causes fear and distress and may result in injuries, including dislocations and fractures and that some suffering from pain and injuries is unavoidable under current commercial conditions even if feathers are removed during moulting; supports the work of the Four Paws organisation in seeking a total ban on the deliberate removal of feathers from live birds; and calls on the Government to support such a ban in Europe.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Andrew Rosindell	08/02/2011	Romford	Conservative	Proposed
Linda Riordan	09/02/2011	Halifax	Labour	Seconded
Alan Meale	09/02/2011	Mansfield	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	09/02/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Tom Blenkinsop	09/02/2011	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	Labour	Seconded
Bob Russell	10/02/2011	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Adrian Sanders	10/02/2011	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	10/02/2011	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
John McDonnell	10/02/2011	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	10/02/2011	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	10/02/2011	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Michael Crockart	11/02/2011	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	14/02/2011	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mary Glindon	14/02/2011	North Tyneside	Labour	Signed
Lorely Burt	14/02/2011	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	14/02/2011	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Jim Sheridan	15/02/2011	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	15/02/2011	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Marsha Singh	16/02/2011	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	16/02/2011	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	16/02/2011	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	16/02/2011	Gower	Labour	Signed
Naomi Long	17/02/2011	Belfast East	Alliance	Signed
Martin Horwood	17/02/2011	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	28/02/2011	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Dakin	01/03/2011	Scunthorpe	Labour	Signed
Caroline Lucas	02/03/2011	Brighton, Pavilion	Green	Signed
David Crausby	30/03/2011	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Alan Reid	07/06/2011	Argyll and Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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