nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210517-211015-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210517s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210517-211015-0 doi eng 342 23 Braun, Katharina Author aut Nation of Animal Lovers Promises of the UK Action Plan for Animal Welfare Braun, Katharina Verfassungsblog 2021-05-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On May 12, 2021, the UK government published an Action Plan for Animal Welfare setting out reform plans to protect animals both within its borders and overseas. In this plan, the UK government pledges to further steps in its efforts to promote animal welfare and to recognize animals as sentient beings in law. As the ‘Nation of Animal Lovers’ the UK has a comparatively impressive record of animal welfare legislation. Yet, the tone of government communication is tainted by adversity against the EU in the context of Brexit. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 animal rights european law United Kingdom Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/nation-of-animal-lovers/ raw object