Dairy farmers have been grabbing headlines in recent days and weeks with a series of high-profile protests over falling milk prices that have included buying up all the milk on supermarket shelves and even taking...
Posted 12 Aug 2015
From the 12 August, a minority of wealthy, idle ‘sporting’ types will be ferried to grouse butts on some of the country’s most beautiful upland areas. There, they will laze until beaters scare hundreds of...
Posted 31 Jul 2015
On 12 August, a minority of wealthy, idle ‘sportsmen’ will be ferried to grouse butts on some of the country’s most beautiful upland areas. There, they will laze until beaters scare hundreds of grouse into...
Posted 31 Jul 2015
The body of evidence against the ‘management techniques’ employed by grouse moor owners continues to grow. The latest attack, this week, comes from the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, with the launch of a damning...
Posted 24 Jul 2015
Massive opposition is building to a proposed dog and ferret breeding facility in East Yorkshire that was given government approval last month. More than 500,000 have signed a petition demanding that the decision be reversed....
Posted 17 Jul 2015
David Cameron had intended that today – Wednesday 15 July – he would finally be able to dismember the 2004 Hunting Act and give free rein to his bloodsports chums to hound and kill wild...
Posted 15 Jul 2015
A group of prominent scientists have spoken out powerfully against the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) forcing its members to support the outdated practice of animal research. The open letter was published in the...
Posted 06 Jul 2015
A Home for Minty, by Joyce Moss On 14th March this year, Scott Passmore, founder of animal rescue charity A Wild Life with Animals, was called in the evening to a driveway in the Forest. The...
Posted 26 Jun 2015
Horse racing’s showcase meeting, Royal Ascot, has claimed the life of three-year-old colt, Stravagante, who is reported to have broken his leg in a race on Friday (19 June) and was subsequently destroyed. This follows...
Posted 22 Jun 2015