AQW 47404/22-27 – Ban on aversive training tools for domestic animals

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has taken any recent steps towards a legislative ban on the sale of aversive training tools for domestic animals. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department is currently undertaking a public consultation on several animal … Continue reading AQW 47404/22-27 – Ban on aversive training tools for domestic animals

McGlone Welcomes Assembly Support for Fracking Ban

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SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has welcomed the Assembly’s support for a ban on onshore fracking in the North. Although the second stage of the Onshore Fracking (Prohibition) Bill was agreed on Tuesday it is unlikely to make it into law before the end of the current Assembly term. Speaking after the debate … Continue reading McGlone Welcomes Assembly Support for Fracking Ban