A sizeable number of Wirral residents write
to me each week to share their views on the treatment of animals, and to
campaign for advances in animal welfare.
I have been pleased over successive
parliaments to support their campaigns by taking them up with ministers and
supporting House of Commons Motions pushing for more adequate levels of
protection. The treatment meted out to some animals in the name of
experimentation or profit is diabolical.
One local resident, Carrina Rowe, has been
ever-present in these campaigns. I was therefore pleased to lend my backing to
a recent Charity Night, organised by Carrina, to raise funds for the Dr Hadwen
Trust and Wirral Animal Sanctuary.
The Trust works on cutting-edge biomedical research
without using animals, while the Sanctuary – a year old this week – aims to be
on hand to rescue all sorts of animals from harm.
The Charity Night took place last week in New
Brighton. It was a huge success – almost £2,500 was raised and 60 people
attended.
The funds raised will go towards developing
the Trust’s research programme and, hopefully, erecting a new building for the
Sanctuary.
So might I lend my congratulations to all of
those who worked on the Charity Night, and encourage residents to visit the
Sanctuary’s Shop in the precinct to see how they can help build on such
terrific work?
My next surgery is at 5pm on Friday 25th November, at Birkenhead Town Hall.
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