Animal Aid has campaigned for many years to abolish the use of the whip in horse racing. Our 2010 report, 'Beaten To The Line', shows the extent of the maltreatment that takes place on a...
Posted 02 Feb 2011
Deadly E.coli outbreak strikes babies in hospital.
Posted 01 Dec 2010
Despite industry and government promises of reform…
Posted 19 Nov 2010
As an emergency doctor, I remember smiling at a medical textbook description of the idealised Casualty department. The fantasy regime offered time for plenty of diligent study – periods that were punctuated by exciting flurries...
Posted 08 Nov 2010
Labrador steaks, leg of Greyhound, Afghan burgers, Dachshund sausages, Beagle chops, Chihuahua poppers…these are just some of the exotic meats being promoted at the new organic and free-range dog meat catering trailer that will set...
Posted 28 Oct 2010
Animal Aid this week publishes what is probably the most comprehensive practical guide to ‘gamebird’ shooting and the problems it presents to people living in the vicinity of shoots.
Posted 20 Oct 2010
Today (Tuesday 12th October) marks the launch of a new campaign aimed at putting an end to poisoning tests in non human primates. The group Antidote Europe has teamed up with BBC wildlife presenter Dr...
Posted 11 Oct 2010
Recent announcements by Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government confirm that badger culls will take place in England and Wales. In England, farmers will be issued with licences to shoot badgers, either in traps or...
Posted 22 Sep 2010
Since the Coalition government came to power, there has been a significant erosion of animal protection measures on several fronts, according to animal protection group, Animal Aid.
Posted 18 Aug 2010
A&G Barber - the Essex slaughterhouse secretly filmed by Animal Aid inflicting shocking cruelty on pigs - has been forced to close as a result of the undercover investigation.
Posted 18 Aug 2010