Is ‘slaughter-free dairy’ really possible?
The short answer is no - especially not in the name of animal rights.
Posted 21 Nov 2024
Defra forced to admit ‘mistake’
Posted on the 19th May 2011
In recent weeks, Defra announced that it cannot ban the use of wild animals in circuses because of a lawsuit taking place in Austria. But according to The Guardian Jim Paice – Defra’s pro-hunt animal welfare Minister – has today (19th May) been forced to admit that these legal proceedings don’t actually exist.
Damian Carrington’s environment blog says that Mr Paice took a ‘pasting’ in the House of Commons as MPs lined up to take potshots at him. Carrington writes: ‘Then, weirdly, he said, if you don’t like the idea of elephants and lions performing in circuses, don’t go. My Twitter follower, epocaclypse says: “That’s like saying if you don’t like famine don’t watch the news.” Quite.’
The ‘legal proceedings’ that Defra is hiding behind may be brought in the future but are not relevant now. Says MP Mary Creagh of this fiasco, “It’s an all-singing, all-dancing disaster from the worst performing department in Whitehall.”
Email Defra now to demand an immediate end to the use of wild animals in circuses.
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Animal Aid Launches Children’s Book – Rollo’s Long Way Home!
Animal Aid have just launched their very own children’s book – Rollo’s Long Way Home. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of a young reindeer called Rollo who is fed up with his life...
Posted 19 Nov 2024
