HC Deb 01 July 1971 vol 820 c183W
Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the statutes relating to the practice of pig-sticking in Great Britain.

Mr. Carlisle

The Protection of Animals Act, 1911, and the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act, 1912, under which it is an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to any domestic or captive animal.