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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Tories 'giving green light to puppy smugglers' face demand to reverse 'betrayal'

Tory MPs have been warned they'll be giving a green light to puppy smugglers, puppy farmers and pet thieves if they don't reverse a cruel animal welfare "betrayal".

They face a crunch vote on reviving a flagship Bill, which would have introduced new laws on animal welfare and outlawed puppy smuggling, after scrapping it last month.

In a scathing letter, Labour has told Conservative MPs that failing to do so will be a conscious choice to allow animal suffering to continue, and yet another betrayal of voters.

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