the uk has a tory government that is into animal abuse the defra minister rather than uphold the laws of the awa 2006 act fails to in every respect in fact the laws are violated regarding halal the uk government kept a big secret from everyone the uk government signed the Lisbon treaty in 2009 and article 13 title II declares all animals are sentient beings but the tory government is lame as it makes massive amounts of money abusing animals from halal to cramped caged chickens. all animal abuse. david Cameron with the former defra minister even got a contract to sell pig semen its a fact the uk has nothing left to trade world wide no more no coal no steel no nothing so animals are it for the government and yes sure don't want to recognizer animals as sentient beings as this will definately stop the nightmare of animal abuse to include halal. even the rspca abuse animals and rip from from their owners illegally the defra minister has completely failed in the operations of the awa 2006 act totally. only a legitimate gvt inspector animal welfare officer ie dog warden is authorized in the removal of animals as right now the rspca have nothing but hired cowboys and cow girls no legal training on laws nor animal welfare laws and issues. defra suppose to perform the criminal convitctions in the eyes of law. the tory gvt will have to alter so much in the court system as right now all animals are come under property treatment so that means big changes too must occur in the court system on judgements passed down by judges and the legal authorities must do the convictions not a charity. the uk is torn apart with rspca illegal performances and non official. the uk gvt should have complied 8 years ago. the uk is drawn back to a primitive thought process due to the uk government money making business in animals. the uk defra minister is misusing tax payers money by making business trips to secure deals to ensure mass murder of animals and not performing legally that what should be doing. there legally is no need to petition the defra minister the uk tory government should be taken straight to an international court for non compliance to a treaty agreement signed 8 years ago. the uk was once upon a time a nation of animal lovers now all it is is a nation of government itself abusing animals and this definitely is no ethical nor moral value to place upon citizens I will repeat even under the current awa 2006 act halal is illegal but obviously money is talking and no one cares in government as long as the money is rolling in. the regards of animals as sentient beings also applies to all the illegal treatment to pets the rspca do steal kill sell and all the dog they kill needlessly animals as sentient beings are how animals should be legally classed they are not property for you to mistreat harm cruelly kill in inhumane manner and this applies to all business all people and the biggest killers of domestic pets of all the rspca the governments side kick to terrorize people illegally and not in law. and bright brained liz truss wants to violate animals further by deregulating creating worse tragedy than currently present. this is not the actions of a sane individual