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The Champion • Wednesday 27 June 2012MP condemns EU planson stray cats and dogs(His cat Wilson was a stray!)SOUTHPORT’S MPhas condemned EUplans to lift the banon the use of straycats and dogs inanimalexperiments.The law, which iscurrently beingconsidered by theGovernment, isintended for all EUcountries and wouldallow stray animalsto be used inexperiments.But John Pugh,whose pet catWilson is a formerstray rescued by theRSPCA, blasted theplans as“inhumane” andhas signed aparliamentarymotion condemningthe EU Directive.The LiberalDemocrat told theChampion: “As theowner of a formerstray myself, I amvery concerned thatthis move willcondemn hundredsof dogs and cats toinhumanetreatment inscientificexperiments.“Wilson (above)has become abeloved family pet,but this law couldhave meant that hewould have beenkept in barbaricconditions fortesting the nextdevelopment in hairloss remedies orsimilar. I urge theGovernment toreject these plans.”SPASTOR Pete Cunningham, who was picked tocarry the Olympic torch following his workwith homeless people, has attacked the PrimeMinister’s plans to scrap housing benefit forunder 25s.The founder of the Southport–based GreenPastures charity, which works with partnersthroughout the UK to help house the homeless,described David Cameron’s idea as a “totalcatastrophe” after it was revealed at theweekend.The suggestion, outlined in a speech by thePrime Minister on Monday, was part of his callfor a shake–up of the welfare system andwould reportedly hit 380,000 young peoplewhile saving up to £1.8 billion.Speaking in Kent, Mr Cameron said: “Forliterally millions, the passage to independenceis several years living in their childhoodbedroom as they save up to move out while formany others, it’s a trip to the council whereVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 5Homeless charity founderblasts ‘crazy’ plans to scraphousing help for under 25sPastor Pete with Olympic Torchby Natasha Youngthey can get housing benefit at 18 or 19 even ifthey’re not actively seeking work.”But Pastor Pete described the plan as: “Themost crazy thing I’ve ever heard of.”He added that with one million young peoplecurrently unemployed there are manyreceiving housing benefit who won’t have afamily home to fall back on, and said GreenPastures is already liaising with partners suchas Shelter and Crisis over the issue.Earlier this year the Government cut backhousing benefit for single people aged 25–34to entitle them to only claim benefits for sharedaccommodation, and at the time Pastor Petevoiced concerns in the Champion thathomelessness would rise as a result.After the latest idea was announced thisweek, he added: “This will create an areawhere we will be like a Third World country, Ihave no doubt in my mind.“We think 2% of our population will havenowhere to live.” Green Pastures is planning tolobby the Government while Pastor Pete wasalso set to attend a National Prayer Breakfastevent at the Houses of Parliament this week.Southportgolfers inThe OpenReport by Henry JamesSOUTHPORT golfers Lee Slatteryand Matthew Baldwin haveearned another taste of the bigtime after qualifying for nextmonth’s Open Championship atRoyal Lytham.Slattery, who plays from FormbyHall, and Baldwin, from RoyalBirkdale, both qualified at the36–hole International FinalQualifying–Europe event overthe Old and New Courses atSunningdale, which finished onMonday, June 25.Baldwin, who finished tied thirdat the event, will be playing in hissecond major after making the cutat The US Open.This will be Slattery’s secondOpen championship and thirdmajor. 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