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"Madam President, subsidiarity would suggest that decisions should be taken as close as possible to the citizen. Most issues which have been raised today – however nobly – could be dealt with better by nations themselves. One—size—fits—all laws are not always necessary. For example, Member States need to have the power to end live animal imports and exports in their own countries in order to deal with this cruelty. I raise also comments about exotic pets, and particularly the threat that any legislation could have to ornamental fish in the UK, and to thousands of jobs, including some in my constituency which could be affected.
Finally, I would say that sensible debate is needed. Sadly, in the United Kingdom we have seen alarmism from the Labour Party, with the shadow cabinet member responsible having suggested that meat be treated like tobacco, with public health campaigns to stop people eating it. I suspect that with those comments she offended meat eaters and smokers alike."@en1
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