The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee recommended that the RSPCA should be stripped of its role in prosecuting animal welfare cases. The committee was divided, but the recommendation was approved with the support of MPs who have close links to the Countryside Alliance. The alliance has campaigned against the RSPCA’s right to prosecute since it brought cases against several hunts. Simon Hart, a Conservative member of the committee, is chairman of the alliance and its former chief executive. Chris Davies, another Conservative on the committee, is…

Source: The Times November 19, 2016 02:39 UTC