Ask Nigel Adams MP to back the bill
10 June 2010

On Thursday 10 June Nigel Adams was one of 20 MPs drawn out of a hat in the Private Members' Ballot.

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The Ballot gives backbench MPs like Nigel Adams the chance to drive a law of their choice through Parliament.

Let's make sure Nigel Adams chooses the Sustainable Livestock Bill

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Write to Nigel Adams and ask him to fix the food chain by backing the bill.

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Dear Nigel Adams,

Congratulations on your place in the Ballot for Private Members' Bills. As one of your constituents, I am writing to ask you to take up the Sustainable Livestock Bill (see http://bit.ly/9sKvLF) which calls on the Government to take steps to fix the food chain. The policies proposed in the bill could bring benefits for farmers, livestock, consumers, and our planet. There is now growing awareness of the environmental impacts of intensive livestock farming. The meat and dairy industry accounts for one fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions and is a major driver of deforestation and loss of biodiversity. Intensively produced pigs, poultry and dairy rely on high-protein soy for animal feed to produce enormous yields over a short time-span - but this soy is imported from South America, grown at the expense of the Amazonian rainforest, precious grasslands and local communities. We urgently need to take action to address this problem. Policies must be put in place to reduce our reliance on soy and fix the food chain by promoting alternative feeds, grass-fed livestock and a more sustainable model of farming - one that is both humane and planet friendly. Please use this fantastic opportunity to take up the Sustainable Livestock Bill and help the UK lead the way towards planet-friendly food and farming.

You can contact me by email (preferably - to save resources) or at the following address:

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