Broadly agree that's the case. As an MP I chaired a year-long working group with the ABPI (pharma industry), BUAV (anti-animal testing), RSPCA and some vets, with the aim of finding areas where … (View Post)

Congrats on the majority, John. I do like it, though I think it only makes a marginal difference (not always a good difference, as you say :)). I've been doing it all over Britain at every elect… (View Post)

I'm not a vegan, CR, I feel I should be but... So I'm doing pretty much what I recommended - having a few meat-free meals a week and gradually increasing the number as I get used to them. A… (View Post)

I think that takes 2 seconds to decide. Having animals to live a miserable life is emphatically worse than not having them. I'd say the same of deciding to have children, come to that - if you t… (View Post)

As in lots of emotive spheres, there's a danger of letting ourselves be defined by extremes. Most people are at least somewhat uneasy about factory farming and would be pleased if conditions imp… (View Post)