More chicken eaten in the UK than red meat
The amount of chicken meat eaten in the UK has been rising for some time due to it usually being cheaper than most other types of meat, and many people believing it to be healthier...
Posted 30 Jun 2017
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Ten things you should know about dairy…
1st June marks World Milk Day, which aims to celebrate the supposed benefits of the dairy industry. But the truth is that dairy farming is cruel and environmentally damaging. So here are ten facts about...
Posted 01 Jun 2017
Tomorrow: Vigil at Stockport slaughterhouse where abuse was filmed
Campaigners will hold banners and give animals water during a peaceful vigil at a Stockport slaughterhouse that was the subject of a recent undercover investigation.
Posted 30 May 2017
Calls for tough action against cruelty in Stockport slaughterhouse
Undercover filming inside a Stockport slaughterhouse found a sheep being picked up by the fleece and thrown over a gate, alongside other instances of abuse and lawbreaking.
Posted 09 May 2017
Animal Aid stands with Anita Krajnc, Compassion and Pigs
Animal Aid is today lending its support to Anita Krajnc as a verdict is handed down for having given water to vulnerable, exhausted pigs destined for slaughter.
Posted 03 May 2017
Statement on Bowood Slaughterhouse Trial
Lord Justice Hickinbottom and Mr Justice Kerr ruled today at the High Court in Leeds that the defendants in the Bowood slaughterhouse case, which relates to an investigation by Animal Aid, should be tried.
Posted 27 Apr 2017
Campaigners lay flowers at Lancashire slaughterhouse exposed for cruelty
Burnley, Lancashire - Campaigners laid flowers and held banners during a peaceful vigil at a controversial slaughterhouse, which is the subject of a government cruelty probe.
Posted 26 Apr 2017
Campaigners to mount vigil at Lancashire slaughterhouse exposed for cruelty
Campaigners will lay flowers and hold banners during a peaceful vigil at a controversial Lancashire slaughterhouse, which is the subject of a government cruelty probe.
Posted 20 Apr 2017
Inside the UK slaughterhouse where sheep have their throats hacked at and animals are thrown
Secret footage shot inside a Lancashire non-stun slaughterhouse shows sheep having their throats hacked at and animals being thrown. This prompted an urgent government investigation into cruelty and a slaughterman’s licence was promptly withdrawn.
Posted 07 Apr 2017
UK meat sales decline further, new government report shows
Households in the United Kingdom are spending less and less on meat products, a new report released by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has revealed.
Posted 13 Mar 2017