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Bill: Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party of Kalistan
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 4485
Description[?]:
| An Act to introduce further protections over animals, and to enhance animal welfare standards. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Current: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Private hunting and fishing practices are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:31:56, November 12, 2018 CET | From | Freedom Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | Mr/Madam Speaker, This bill is vitally important. It will ensure that animals - sentient beings - are no longer just commodities to be bought and sold, and will make Kalistan the undisputed world leader in the field of Animal Welfare. This is a matter of conscience - are the members of this assembly happy to slaughter more innocent animals for our own gain? |
| Date | 09:45:16, November 13, 2018 CET | From | United Kalistani Worker’s Front | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | Define “killing animals”. Does this include Livestock? |
| Date | 09:58:43, November 13, 2018 CET | From | Freedom Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | Yes, absolutely. Should this legislation pass, we will be joining a prestigious group of just 4 other nations who've taken this bold step towards treating animals equally. People say that killing and consuming animals is "natural", but you tell me this: could a human with what they have been biologically/naturally given kill a pig? No. Even if they could, could they then eat that pig raw? No. There is nothing "natural" about consuming meat. |
| Date | 10:02:01, November 13, 2018 CET | From | Freedom Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | However, I would like to add that should Article 1 be a major sticking point for my friends in the UKWF, I'd be happy to campaign on that issue separately, removing it from this particular act and including it in another. |
| Date | 10:33:19, November 13, 2018 CET | From | Freedom Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | Before putting this Bill to vote, I removed the controversial Article 1 and now see absolutely no reason why the entire House cannot back this landmark legislation. |
| Date | 16:05:09, November 13, 2018 CET | From | United Kalistani Worker’s Front | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | We will support the bill as it is now, albeit with minor reservations. |
| Date | 12:41:32, November 14, 2018 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Kalistan. | To | Debating the Animal Welfare (Improvement) Act |
| Message | With some reservations against the 2nd articles, we will support this bill Jacob Dormunn |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 31 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 121 |
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