Perhaps it should be a given that politicians should be very
wary of getting involved in areas of science where they have very little or no
specialist knowledge. This is particularly true in the area of animal welfare –
which actually can be considered a science that can be objectively studied.
This situation has become even more complex since the inception of the
philosophical concept of animal-rights which as many have pointed out bears little relationship to issues of animal welfare.
Saturday 10 October 2015
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