News

Two people die in new bird flu outbreak

A strain of bird flu virus that has not previously been reported in humans has killed two people in China and four more remain critically ill.

Posted 11 Apr 2013

Farmed animals die in the snow

Whilst reports in the media about the enduring cold weather and snow have largely focused on the impacts on people, we are just beginning to hear about the consequences for farmed animals.

Posted 26 Mar 2013

The misery of ‘free range’ turkeys

Very soon, millions of people across the UK will be eating turkey on Christmas day. Many will pay extra to ensure that their turkey is from a more ‘ethical’ source.

Posted 18 Dec 2012

Pig welfare in the spotlight

The ‘high welfare standards’ of pigs reared under the Red Tractor scheme have been called into question after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned three adverts that trumpeted standards on British pig farms.

Posted 30 Aug 2012

List of sanctuaries

This is a list of sanctuaries with large and/or farmed animals but there are many, many more sanctuaries out there doing great work.

Posted 19 Dec 2011

Unseen suffering of pigs

Today (November 23rd), Animal Aid is making public a series of photographs of a pig taken inside Cheale Meats slaughterhouse in Essex.

Posted 23 Nov 2011