In just 12 months, Defra’s Jim Paice has: Refused to ban wild animals in circuses… Overturned a ban on battery cages for ‘game birds’… As Hunting and Shooting Minister, committed to a repeal of the Hunting...
Posted 19 May 2011
As the Coalition government reaches its first anniversary, The Independent has today (6 May 2011) reported that Downing Street has blocked plans by ministers to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. It is...
Posted 06 May 2011
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to kill the 100-150 monk parakeets who live in the wild in Hertfordshire. Two years ago, Natural England added both the monk parakeet and...
Posted 03 May 2011
Anne, the 59-year-old arthritic elephant, has been moved to her permanent new home at Longleat Safari Park.
Posted 04 Apr 2011
In a move that surprises no one, Elin Jones – the Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs – has announced that a badger cull will go ahead in Pembrokeshire. This is despite the overwhelming opposition to...
Posted 10 Mar 2011
2nd March 2011 Animal Aid is appalled by the inhumane and shortsighted attitude of Aberdeen City Council towards the roe deer of Tullos Hill, and condemns the Council’s ultimatum to animal lovers: cough up the £225,000...
Posted 03 Mar 2011
The Songbird Survival Trust – several of whose most prominent figures own shoots or have strong shooting connections – has called for a cull on corvids (magpies, crows, jackdaws etc). This is despite there being...
Posted 08 Feb 2011
Recent announcements by Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government confirm that badger culls will take place in England and Wales. In England, farmers will be issued with licences to shoot badgers, either in traps or...
Posted 22 Sep 2010
Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated that he wishes to see an end to the Hunting Act. This law – which is supported by the majority of the public – took decades to pass. If...
Posted 27 Jul 2010
Good news for badgers! The Court of Appeal has today ruled against the Welsh Assembly Government’s plan to carry out a cull of around 1,500 badgers in a 288 sq km (111 sq miles) area...
Posted 13 Jul 2010