Jill Wareham endorsed by national campaign group

Liberal Democrat candidate Jill Wareham is the best voting option in the Isle of Wight "to protect millions of animals from the cruelty of bloodsports, intensive farming and painful experiments" according to a national campaign group.

The group Uncaged asked candidates to respond to their Protecting Animals in Democracy policy questionnaire and made their decision on their responses (or lack of them) and the local voting situation. The questions were in six areas: the hunting ban, democratic reform, battery egg farming, animal experiments, experiments and freedom of information, and biofuels and habitats.

In endorsing Jill Wareham the group says: "Your support for measures to protect animals is, therefore, a positive sign that you have the character and values much needed to stand in Parliament and help restore the integrity of our political system. We wish you the very best of luck in the General Election, and we hope we can work with you in the next Parliament to build a more compassionate society where animals are treated as individuals worthy of respect rather than expendable objects to be exploited and abused."

Jill Wareham commented "I was very pleased to receive this endorsement. The welfare of animals is very important to many people and it is something I feel strongly about."