Allister to raise dog-fighting in Parliament
31 August 2007
Statement by Jim Allister MEP:
"Following the disturbing expose of dog-fighting on the BBC, I intend, in view of the pan-eoropean dimension and the misdescriptions in EU dog passports, to raise this issue through parliamentary questions in the European Parliament.
This barbaric practice must be stopped and European co-operation has a role to play in this regard. Thus, I will be pressing the EU Commission as to its attitude and proposals. The Commission has often come up with proposals on lesser issues, so, I will want to know what it proposes to clamp down on this barbarity across
