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After 3 years in the making it seems that the final two legislative components of the infamous Kept Animals Bill, livestock worrying and puppy smuggling, will get enough parliamentary time to pas into law as they enter the House of Lords before the summer recess. 

A Government manifesto commitment, the Renters' Rights Bill seeks to improve rental market accommodation for tenants and their pets. In this article, Fiona explored the possible unintended consequences of the bill regarding the availability of rental properties and the pressure on the veterinary profession.

With a new Labour Government there are swards of Private Members Bills put forward to improve animal welfare in the UK. In this article, Fiona discusses the potential impact of three of these bills put forward by Danny Chambers MP and Neil Hudson MP - the vets in the House of Commons.

In this article, Fiona predicts expectations and wishes for legislation that may make its way through the parliamentary process since labours landslide election result

With the sudden calling of the general election, UK parliament swiftly wound up on bills passing through the legislative process, culminating in nearly a full-house of animal welfare promises after the falling of the Kept Animals Bill in May 2023.

Find out more about Lord Trees's career from Veterinarian to Parliamentarian alongside the current intern's journey to the Parliamentary Veterinary Internship.

This articles discusses proposed implementation of trade partnerships and how animal welfare must be considered in both import and export agreements.

Lord Trees and the other key members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare write to the Veterinary Record in response to a previous article suggesting there is no 'healthy' Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, in order to help raise public awareness and try and reverse the chronic ill-health suffered by extreme dog breeds.

This article reports on the work of the VPRF to improve farmed fish welfare at slaughter.

This article gives an gives an update on what the government plans to do next with parts of the much-debated and now withdrawn Kept Animals Bill.

As the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Lord Trees' intern Harriet Davenport discusses what it could mean for animals in the UK.

Harriet Davenport, Lord Trees's fifth intern talks about how she is finding her new role as Parliamentary Veterinary Intern.