Early day motion · EDM 973 · 4 Mar 2009
MONKEY WORLD
Tabled by Mrs Linda Riordan (Labour (Co-op))
26 signatures
The motion
That this House applauds the work of Monkey World, the ape rescue centre in Wareham, Dorset; notes with distress that non-human primates are still used as a source of entertainment in both the UK and the US; is further distressed about reports of photographs of the abuse of non-human primates being on sale in China; urges the Government to take action with its international counterparts to comply with worldwide conventions on animal welfare; and congratulates the residents of Halifax constituency who have adopted an ape at Monkey World.
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