YULIN DOG MEAT FESTIVAL 2016

Early day motion 100, tabled 25 May 2016 by Rob Flello (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House condemns the plans to go ahead with the Yulin Dog Meat Festival 2016 in Yulin, China; expresses deep concern at the barbaric, cruel and inhumane manner in which dogs have been slaughtered in the past; is appalled at the theft of domestic pets and rounding up of strays to provide dogs for the festival; notes the terrible conditions that dogs face prior to being killed as they are held in overcrowded cages without water; and urges the Chinese authorities not to ignore this brutal activity but to intercede to stop the festival from taking place.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 17, Labour 10, DUP 5, Conservative 3, Independent 2, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.