Last year’s media hype surrounding the mating habits of two pandas has once again rekindled. The media today (31st March) is reporting that Tian Tian’s ‘window of receptivity’ is approaching, and that her hormone levels...
Posted 31 Mar 2014
The Prime Minister has confirmed that the Hunting Act will not now be changed to allow more than two dogs to ‘flush out’ foxes.
Posted 26 Mar 2014
Four horses died at last week’s four-day Cheltenham Festival. This is an attrition rate four times higher than that found in racing as a whole, and twice the death rate when only jump racecourses are...
Posted 17 Mar 2014
Our two days of action against animal experiments at Cambridge University have had a powerful impact, with excellent public engagement and strong local media coverage.
Posted 07 Mar 2014
New research published in the journal Cell Metabolism shows that eating high levels of protein from animal sources – such as meat, milk and eggs – increases the risk of death from cancer by four...
Posted 05 Mar 2014
Crowded races, long distances to run, the use in demanding events of novice horses, stiff fences and challenging racing ground … these are key factors that lead to more horses being killed at Cheltenham Racecourse...
Posted 03 Mar 2014
An independent scientific assessment of last year's pilot badger culls in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset has concluded that they were not effective. And that more than 5 per cent of the shot badgers took...
Posted 28 Feb 2014
Animal Aid has obtained an official document revealing that the pregnant sheep experiment recently featured on our Victims of Charity website – and which was financially supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) – was...
Posted 25 Feb 2014
More than 7,000 wild animals were killed on the Windsor Estate during 2013, according to a Freedom of Information request by campaign group, Animal Aid. While the figures for January were not recorded due to...
Posted 24 Feb 2014
Pregnant sheep surgically mutilated Unborn lambs brain-damaged Cambridge University experiment part-funded by British Heart Foundation
Posted 13 Feb 2014