Victory! Wales becomes the first country in the UK to ban snares!
On 27 June, members of the Senedd in Wales voted through a total ban on snares as part of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill!
Posted 27 Jun 2023
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Closing date 20 June. NRW consultation on game bird release
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a Consultation on the release of pheasants and partridges into the countryside. Although the Consultation only addresses the release of birds rather than the ethical question of whether it...
Posted 12 Jun 2023
Bird flu discovered at Bettws Hall Game Farm in Wales
There has been an outbreak of bird flu at the largest game farm in the UK – Bettws Hall in Powys – just days after the mandatory housing measures were lifted. Many birds will have...
Posted 11 May 2023
Parliament to debate a ban on snares
In direct response to our government petition being signed by over 100,000 people, this evening Parliament will debate a ban on the sale and use of snares to trap wildlife in Britain.
Posted 09 Jan 2023
New film exposes the brutality and waste of the shooting industry
Animal Aid has made a brand-new short film that exposes the horrors of the shooting industry.
Posted 26 Sep 2022
Today is the start of the partridge killing season
Today, 1 September, is the start of the season for shooting innocent partridges from the sky – for ‘sport’.
Posted 01 Sep 2022
Pheasants and Partridges in Wales
Caged, wounded and distressed: latest game bird farm investigation
Posted 27 Jul 2022
Take action for game birds!
The breeding season for game birds will be underway soon, which means that many thousands of pheasants and partridges used as ‘breeding stock’ will be confined to oppressive metal battery cages.
Posted 07 Mar 2022
Undercover investigations reveal routine horror at game farms
Today marks the start of the shooting of millions of pheasants for ‘sport’. For almost two decades, Animal Aid has investigated and documented this industry – including the dreadful industrial operations, hidden from the public...
Posted 01 Oct 2021
Grouse shooting’s impact on UK’s national parks
Posted 09 Aug 2021
