Squirrel massacre
Almost 12,000 grey squirrels have been poisoned to death or shot in the past year in a ‘cull’ funded by the government. The killings took place in Northumberland and were undertaken - it was said...
Posted 29 Jan 2008
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A new Animal Aid report – With Extreme Prejudice: the culling of British wildlife
Animal Aid today (8th November) has published a damning report on the hidden motives that drive wildlife culls: convenience, financial incentives and personal prejudices. Dishonourable mention is reserved for the 'sport' shooting, sea fishing, angling,...
Posted 08 Nov 2007
Wigan Ruddy Ducks next on hit list
Despite opposition from Animal Aid, local bird groups and the local Community Action Party, Wigan council’s Environmental Services Director Martin Kimber has given the go ahead to allow government killing gangs to slaughter around 140...
Posted 12 Oct 2007
A ‘pissed off’ Robert Wells quits Countryside Alliance concert
As noted by The Independent (24 April 07), the Countryside Alliance’s Countryside Rocks concert has run into a spot of bother as one of their scheduled performers, Robert Wells – the world-famous pianist, singer and...
Posted 24 Apr 2007
Boost for campaign to stop ruddy duck slaughter
National campaign organisation Animal Aid, which has fought plans to cull the UK’s ruddy duck population for the past ten years, is delighted by Wigan Council’s announcement that it is suspending a local cull and...
Posted 23 Mar 2007
Youth4Animals members tell Canada to stop killing seals
Youth4Animals members (Animal Aid's youth group) held a successful demonstration outside Canada House at Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Eight members, aged from 11 to 18, were joined by staff from Animal Aid's Education department and...
Posted 19 Mar 2007
Defra squirrel ‘control’ to plan a ‘cynical and vicious scapegoating exercise’
Today's announcement by the government of a new 'plan to control grey squirrels' is condemned by Animal Aid as a cynical and vicious exercise in scapegoating.
Posted 23 Jan 2006
The Hunting Act: A great day for wildlife
The Hunting Bill came into force at midnight on February 18, 2005. This is the story of the long campaign that made it happen:
Posted 01 Feb 2005
Hunting is banned!
At long last, after years of campaigning by groups opposed to bloodsports, MPs have passed legislation to 'abolish the hunting of wild animals with hounds'.
Posted 01 Nov 2004
Ruddy protests come to Scotland
Two days of Scottish protests will be staged on the 13th and the 14th August against the government's decision to eradicate the entire UK population of ruddy ducks - many of them located in Scotland.
Posted 13 Aug 2003