On the face of it seems pointless to have apposed it no idea why they would.
Looks like it was split on party lines so very close and would have gotten through if a few more labour m.ps turned up.
www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2017-11-15&number=40
Just had a quick google at the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and seems to cover a lot of things just not that animals have emotions or feel pain. The emotions thing I expect would depend on how developed the animal is but pain seems to be pretty universal.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 21 Nov 2017, 8:57,
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appose
verb
place (something) side by side with or close to something else.
oppose
verb
disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.
I was being a bit of a dick tbh.
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