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Spectre of death haunts ladies’ day at Royal Ascot

To remember the four horses who died at last year’s Royal Ascot meeting – Flat racing’s most prestigious event – Animal Aid staged a ceremony on Ladies’ Day, Thursday 18 June.

Posted 15 Jun 2015

Political animal

There are animal-friendly MPs on all sides of the House but the reality is that the past five years have been dreadful for animals, and the next five could get much worse.

Posted 12 Jun 2015

New figures reveal urgent need to abandon animal testing

A Freedom of Information request reported by the Daily Mirror has revealed that thousands of people have become seriously ill after taking part in clinical trials of new drugs, with many suffering life-threatening symptoms. Before...

Posted 12 Jun 2015

Major charity stops funding animal experiments

In a move that is likely to have a significant impact on the health charities sector, Age UK has announced that it will no longer be funding animal experiments. Its final grants for animal research...

Posted 10 Jun 2015

European Commission fails to take action on animal experiments

The European Commission has today (June 3) rejected a Citizens’ Initiative signed by more than one million people from across Europe, which called for the current Directive on animal experimentation to be overturned, and for...

Posted 03 Jun 2015

Walker discovers pile of dead animals

Several newspapers have reported the discovery of a pile of dead animals – including pheasants, foxes, crows and rabbits – on the outskirts of woodland in Hertfordshire.

Posted 27 May 2015

European Parliament hears scientific case against vivisection

On May 11, the scientific validity of animal experimentation was debated in a groundbreaking hearing at the European Parliament. This debate took place as a result of the Stop Vivisection initiative, which gained signatures from...

Posted 13 May 2015