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The Champion • Wednesday 1 May 2013
MP supports CCTV
campaign to help
stop animal cruelty
Report by Henry James
BILL Esterson is supporting a
campaign calling for all
slaughterhouses to fit CCTV cameras.
The Sefton Central MP has put his
name to a parliamentary motion
calling for the introduction of
compulsory CCTV in UK
slaughterhouses as a means of
increasing animal protection.
It is believed that the recent
horsemeat scandal, together with
revelations of slaughterhouse cruelty,
has convinced politicians of the need
for tighter regulation. A total of 117
MPs from across the political
spectrum have signed the motion.
It states: ‘That this House calls on
the Government to bring forward
legislative proposals for the
mandatory installation of CCTV in UK
slaughterhouses.’
Hilda dies at 105
ONE of Sefton’s oldest residents has
passed away just months before her
106th birthday.
Hilda Bolland was originally from
Bootle but spent her final years at
the Good Companions care home in
Southport.
Celebrating her 105th birthday in
August last year, Hilda put her
longevity down to not smoking and
a nightly tot of whisky at bedtime.
She worked in Bon–Marche in
Liverpool City Centre in the 1930s
and lived through both world wars
at her home in Springwell Road,
which was bombed in World War
Two but later re–built.
Her husband Eric passed away 21
years ago.
It also expresses concern that eight
slaughterhouses secretly filmed by
Animal Aid had breached the law,
believes that the introduction of
compulsory CCTV will increase
animal protection and lead to those
caught breaking the law being
prosecuted and praises supermarkets
and the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
for their support on the issue.
Animal Aid’s call for mandatory
CCTV stems from its undercover
investigations inside nine UK
slaughterhouses, which found welfare
laws being broken in all but one.
In March 2012, two men were jailed
for beating and burning pigs with
cigarettes as a result of Animal Aid’s
footage.
Already, 10 leading UK
supermarkets insist that their
slaughterhouse suppliers have CCTV
installed.
Kate Fowler, head of campaigns at
CMBA
Animal Aid, said: “CCTV is a valuable
tool for those monitoring welfare and
hygiene inside slaughterhouses, and
we welcome the cross party support
for this sensible and practical
measure.
“Our investigations show that
animals are regularly and deliberately
kicked, beaten and abused inside
abattoirs, and we believe that CCTV
would deter some of the worst cruelty
we filmed.
“Cameras would help train staff,
enforce hygiene legislation and also
provide better protection for workers,
as there are too many serious and
even fatal accidents inside UK
slaughterhouses.
“The public has shown its support
for CCTV and now, through this EDM,
politicians are doing the same. It’s up
to the government to take action and
tighten up the regulation of
slaughterhouses.”
Hilda pictured with family at her 105th birthday celebations.
PASSENGERS who use the West
Coast Main Line rail service are
being given early warning that
work is due to take place on the
line this summer that will affect
people travelling between
Wigan and Preston.
According to National Rail, the
work will improve the
reliability of the infrastructure
and also the punctuality of
services on what is Britain’s
busiest mixed–use railway line.
The £18m improvement
scheme will be completed over
nine days from Saturday, July
13 to Sunday, July 21 when four
life–expired junctions will be
replaced and three miles of
track re–laid.
During the project, over an
18–mile stretch of line near
Wigan, trains will be unable to
use the Warrington to Preston
section of the route.
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Rail works ahead – early
warning for passengers
Train operators will be making
alternative arrangements to
help passengers complete their
journeys during the line
closure.
Dyan Crowther, route
managing director, said:
“There is never a good time to
carry out major work on such a
busy route and after careful
discussion with the train
operators and industry
partners, it became apparent
that undertaking this vital
investment in nine consecutive
days in July would, overall,
cause less disruption.
“Train services are quieter at
this time and fewer people are
expected to experience changes
to their travel plans compared
to the work being staggered
over the next two years,
impacting on dozens of
weekends and Bank Holidays.”
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