Our thanks go to our local MP, Neil Parish, who raised the subject of hot branding at Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament last week. Neil asked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the hot branding of horses and ponies and if he will make a statement.
This was the response to Neil's question:
"There are no proposals to amend the existing legislation relating to hot branding. While the Government accepts that there is currently a need for semi-wild moorland ponies to be hot branded, we have asked the semi-wild moorland pony societies to prepare a code of practice on hot branding and to continue to look for suitable alternatives".
Our campaign for a ban on hot branding continues...Defra's view is not supported by veterinary and welfare organisations in the UK. All groups agree that microchipping should now be compulsory and hot branding should be banned.
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