Public subsidies paid to millionaire grouse shooters
As millions of Britons continue to suffer economic hard times, Animal Aid demands an end to public subsidies for millionaire grouse shoot owners.
Posted 31 Oct 2013
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Keep gun magazines away from children!
National Anti-Shooting Week targets WHSmith Animal Aid’s ‘Battle Bus’ – a converted ambulance emblazoned with stark protest imagery and messages – will soon be travelling the country as part of a national campaign to have violent...
Posted 12 Sep 2013
There’s nothing ‘glorious’ about the twelfth
The grouse shooting season, which starts today (the so-called Glorious Twelfth), runs until 10 December. Here are a few of the many reasons why this bird-killing festival is nothing to celebrate.
Posted 12 Aug 2013
Dutch could ban all ‘sport’ shooting
Animal Aid has campaigned hard against the shooting of ‘game birds’ for sport for 15 years, gathering evidence through undercover filming and publishing several reports that make evident the wholesale cruelty and environmental damage involved.
Posted 11 Apr 2013
Ban the sale of gun magazines to children!
This advertisement appeared in the Guardian and Daily Express newspapers on Saturday, October the 27th. The adverts are part of Animal Aid’s campaign, aimed at frustrating the gun lobby’s attempts to recruit new young shooters....
Posted 27 Oct 2012
Food Standards Agency warns pregnant women and children against toxic game meat
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released a report that advises those who regularly eat ‘game’ killed with lead shot to reduce consumption because the meat is potentially toxic. The FSA’s Director of Food Safety...
Posted 12 Oct 2012
Food Standards Agency suppresses publication of lead in ‘game’ meat warning
After more than two years of meetings and examination of scientific reports, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), taking advice from the Lead Ammunition Group (LAG), was expected on 3 October 2012 to publish guidance to...
Posted 05 Oct 2012
Call for ban on sale of gun magazines to children gets massive public support
An overwhelming majority of people want gun magazines that show animals being killed for sport consigned to newsagents’ top shelves alongside pornography, according to a new public opinion poll. An even higher proportion want the...
Posted 11 Sep 2012
Call for ban on sale of gun magazines to children
A campaign to ban the sale of gun magazines to children has been launched by Britain’s largest animal rights group, Animal Aid.
Posted 28 Aug 2012
Buzzard cull scrapped!
In its latest and most welcome U-turn, this government has today scrapped its plans to allow buzzards’ nests to be destroyed and adult birds taken into captivity – both of which are currently illegal.
Posted 30 May 2012