🎉MY BILL HAS PASSED!!! 🎉

Delighted that my #PetAbductionBill has now passed all of its Commons stages and will move on to the House of Lords.

This is a huge step towards providing even better protections for our beloved pets ensuring that their sentience will be recognised in…

SAVE THE DATE: Next APDAWG meeting will take place on Tues 21 May in UK Parliament. Full details, speakers, timings & celeb co-host will be sent out in our free newsletter soon. If you're not already signed up, please subscribe on our homepage: apdawg.co.uk #APDAWG

This Friday Anna Firth MP's Pet Abduction Bill will have its remaining stages in the House of Commons 🤞 Many MPs have supported #PetTheftReform over the years (thank you) - we urge them to attend to support Anna and the Bill's progress. Stolen&Missing Pets Debbie Matthews APDAWG RT 🐾

Fascinating visit to Celia Hammond & real coalface insight into current state of cat welfare. As well as early neutering & microchipping, we discussed adoption, cost-of-living & reducing cat overpopulation. Please follow them, share their posts & donate if you can. #AnimalWelfare

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If I post anything unusual blame it on my new medication for pain relief. I am now on TWO opioids so my head is here, there and everywhere 😜!

If you would like to support my fundraiser you can do so at gofund.me/d3ebfc64 🙏

🐶 MPs from EFRA Committee have called for a crackdown on #CanineFertilityClinics and unlicensed breeding, following evidence provided by Naturewatch Foundation and others.

Find out more here:
👉 naturewatch.org/mps-call-for-c…

#StopGreedBreeding

🆕We have published our new report on pet welfare and abuse.

🐕Read our report here 👇committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

See more about the report out today ⬇️
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Keep Easter eggs, chocolate & hot cross buns away from dogs as they can be extremely toxic. Lily pollen can give cats kidney failure if ingested. Call vet ASAP if worried. Don't buy rabbits, but rescue post-Easter. Also, keep dogs under control around livestock! #EasterPetDangers

SURVEY: The brilliant Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are looking at impacts of canine vision loss on dog/owner quality of life & looking for owners of dogs with vision loss (any causation), plus healthy dogs without vision loss, to participate. More info: redcap.link/visionsurvey #VisionSurvey

National Puppy Day, many puppies are in rescues in the UK please give one a forever home thank you ❤️

Leia is one of roughly 250 puppy mill dogs we rescued in Oklahoma last week. These precious pups were found in heartbreaking conditions, many with health issues needing treatment like Leia.

The dogs are safe, receiving the veterinary treatment and care they need and deserve. But…

Proposals to crack down on puppy smuggling clear first Commons hurdle
itv.com/news/2024-03-1…

I am delighted to have had the Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill this morning.
Great to see so many colleagues join me in the Chamber to help tackle this cruel trade, we truly are a parliament of animal lovers.🐶🐱🐾

Pleased to be invited to UK House of Commons to discuss Selaine Saxby MP MP's Puppy Smuggling Private Members' Bill, in such esteemed company. Amongst a few other measures, this crucial Bill will also help end illegal puppy imports, by raising min. import age to 6 months. #AnimalWelfare

Newport: Six jailed for £300,000 puppy-selling fraud

4 dogs were confirmed stolen & returned to their owners
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-… @bbcnews
MT RSPCA (England & Wales)
cc Marc Abraham OBE Pup Aid 2024 Dr Daniel Allen The Animal Team Stolen&Missing Pets #WheresMum #DogTheft

📢 We are calling on you to pledge your support for a proposed Bill that would BAN dog racing in Scotland!

🐾 Please back the aims of Mark Ruskell MSP's consultation for the Proposed Prohibition Greyhound Racing (Scotland) Bill: bit.ly/greyhoundpledge

#UnboundTheGreyhound

Charity's urgent appeal to rehome XL bully dogs bbc.com/news/articles/… BBC News (UK)
MT Scottish SPCA 🐾 #Scotland
Cc Marc Abraham OBE Pup Aid 2024

Great to meet Lord Guy Black of Brentwood who has agreed to take on my Pet Abduction Bill in the House of Lords once it passes its Commons stages. I am determined that my bill passes and becomes law as soon as possible 🐶 🐱

ONE WEEK TO GO: 'State of Rescue' meeting in UK Parliament. Next Tues 20 Feb APDAWG is honoured to be joined by some of the most respected voices from the rescue sector, generously sharing experiences & discussing poss solutions. Few places left: apdawg.co.uk/feb-2024-meeti… #APDAWG