Our work in 2020
Despite the global pandemic, two lockdowns and most of our staff currently working from home, thanks to you, we have been able to achieve a lot for animals in 2020, as you can see in...
Posted 24 Dec 2020
News
Reindeer displays, Covid-19, and alternative ways to spread Christmas cheer
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a large impact on UK captive reindeer events, since banning large gatherings effectively resulted in no parades or any associated activity which encourage people to congregate en-masse in town centres...
Posted 26 Nov 2020
Watch the talks from our second Wildlife Summit
You can catch up on our VegfestUK Wildlife Summit 2020 talks online now.
Posted 23 Nov 2020
Badger cull update
We are horrified and disappointed with the recent developments relating to the badger cull.
Posted 28 Sep 2020
Greater Anglia abandon plans to cull pigeons and take action to free pigeons trapped in netting
Animal Aid recently reached out to Greater Anglia after being alerted to pigeons being trapped inside netting that had been fitted in Harwich International Station. We were extremely concerned by the reports of the pigeons...
Posted 19 Aug 2020
Should you be worried about giant rats?
Rats have been getting a lot of bad press recently. Stories have been circulating about ‘giant’ rats, cannibal rats and rat ‘invasions’. These are often exaggerated and prey on people’s deeply held fears of rats.
Posted 13 Jul 2020
Help us help grey squirrels
Posted 10 Jul 2020
Help us make animal exploitation in festive events a thing of the past
Please reach out to your local authorities and discourage them from hosting live festive animal displays.
Posted 18 Jun 2020
North London fox cull halted
Muswell Hill Golf Course has said that they will no longer consider culling foxes as a solution to ongoing management of foxes on the Club’s grounds.
Posted 29 May 2020
New petition launched to Natural England: Withdraw licences to take peregrine falcon chicks from their nests for use in falconry
On 16th April, Natural England posted a blog announcing, and attempting to justify, that they have issued licences to take peregrine falcon chicks from their nest, for use in falconry.
Posted 24 Apr 2020
