15 May 2024 --- The UK parliament passed a bill yesterday banning the export of animals for slaughter or fattening for slaughter. Animal protection groups celebrated the ban as a milestone for animal welfare after they had campaigned for more than 50 years to bring the trade to an end. The ruling Conservative party first proposed the ban in 2017 and promoted it as a benefit of Brexit since EU trade rules prevent member states from banning live exports to other countries in the bloc.
