Anne Marie Waters March 19th 2020 On the 16th of March, MPs in our Parliament debated the welfare of animals. This doesn’t happen often, and rarely is anything actually achieved. For years, people have campaigned against the live export of animals, so far to no avail. People campaign against religious slaughter, but this isn’t…
2nd Feb 2020 As Party Chair, I enter 2020 with a sense of excitement and anticipation. Brexit (although it may not be perfect) has finally happened. The country feels like it has taken a breath, and all of us can reflect on where we are at. Britain is now an independent nation again, free from…
Anne Marie Waters January 6th 2020 Mahatma Gandhi once said that the greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Britain has a long and proud tradition of kindness and respect towards animals, it was part of our greatness, but like this greatness generally, our kindness to animals is…
Supermarkets made a commitment to stop selling caged hen eggs by 2025. For Britain believes this is not enough! The onus must be on the government to create tougher animal welfare standards, rather than the foolish dreaming that corporations will ignore higher profits and do the humane thing. Which companies are doing what? Asda, Lidl,…
Anne Marie Waters 3rd December 2019 Labour can always be depended upon to defend the indefensible. Birmingham Labour MP Khalid Mahmood has accused the Green Party’s co-leader Jonathan Bartley of “Muslim bashing” because he expressed sympathy for animals who are tortured to death in the name of medieval superstition and bloodthirst, i.e. halal slaughter….
It was a very personal journey for me. For as long as I remember, I have had the most intense passion and compassion for animals. I possess a deep sympathy for them. I don’t know where it comes from, but it’s there. I find genuine peace being around animals. There’s an inspiring innocence and a…
Religious Slaughter in the UK and Beyond Written by Anne Marie Waters, issued 7th September 2019 Introduction Halal food, food prepared according to sharia law, has become a staple of the Western diet – and much of this food is sold unlabelled. Halal is a multi-billion dollar global industry involving agriculture and farming, food processing,…
“Halal” means permissible in Arabic. Under Islamic law, anything halal, is allowable for a Muslim. It doesn’t just apply to meat, or food generally.