Hi all, We just wanted to contact you, in light of recent govt. news that they would be considering debating petitions that were started on the official govt. petition site that gathered 100,000 signatures, and let you know that this has absolutely NO BEARING on the validity and impact of our current petition. At the point we are at, with such a massive amount of public and political support, a debate would not be in our interest and our petition has already contributed to forcing Cameron's hand in recent times... So, with that in mind, please continue to share and encourage new signatures on our original petition! We've been busy in other ways, I myself was interviewed about the ban by BBC radio which you can hear here at around 39 minutes onwards... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02vjmp5 Lastly, in the lull while we wait to hear what's coming next in terms of the ban, please consider contributing your signature to, and widely sharing, these other worthwhile petitions on change.org that are linked below. Each and every one of you has an immeasurable impact and is a voice for voiceless animals, keep that in mind and THANK YOU! Nicky https://www.change.org/p/hm-government-uk-abolish-the-breeding-for-use-of-beagles-for-animal-experimentation-in-the-uk https://www.change.org/p/ministry-of-justice-minimum-5-year-mandatory-prison-sentence-for-animal-theft