Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Rules to tackle puppy smuggling, make keeping primates as pets illegal and welfare measures for farm animals are part of a new push to protect animals, ministers said.
The Government is introducing a new law to recognise animals are sentient beings – which have feelings such as pleasure, pain and fear – as it sets out an action plan to help domesticated and wild creatures in the UK and abroad.
The proposals include stopping ads in the UK for things such as elephant rides abroad and exploring a ban on foie gras. The plan is a mixture of new measures, confirmation of manifesto commitments and moves that have been consulted on and will now be introduced, or
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