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
It has been confirmed that the Great British Circus will continue to use animals in its performances, despite recent news reports to the contrary.
Posted 29 Aug 2012
A campaign to ban the sale of gun magazines to children has been launched by Britain’s largest animal rights group, Animal Aid.
Posted 28 Aug 2012
Scientists have warned that drug companies are putting profits ahead of medical discoveries, and that they have spent the last decade developing drugs that have produced little benefit and caused considerable harm.
Posted 08 Aug 2012
We are delighted to announce that Eastbourne Council has formally rejected a proposal to introduce horse-drawn carriages along the seafront, following the submission of evidence by Animal Aid.
Posted 19 Jul 2012
The Badger Trust today lost its High Court bid to prevent the mass slaughter of badgers in England. The Trust had argued that: the cull will not prevent the spread of the disease and could...
Posted 12 Jul 2012
A proposal for the introduction of CCTV cameras in animal research establishments, to monitor the care of animals, is under consideration by the Home Office. The plan has already been discussed at three recent meetings...
Posted 12 Jul 2012
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has been fined $3billion (£1.9billion) for withholding data about its drugs, illegally marketing its products, and bribing doctors to prescribe potentially dangerous medicines.
Posted 03 Jul 2012
Animal Aid has joined with five leading animal protection groups to protest against the use of live animals in the Olympics opening ceremony. A joint letter has been sent to Bill Morris, Olympics Director of...
Posted 21 Jun 2012
Animal Aid has this week sent a new report to 1,000 local authorities right across the country. Titled Alternatives to Culling, it urges councils to seek humane, cost-effective, long-term solutions to complaints relating to wild...
Posted 18 Jun 2012