One of the very first decisions Defra’s Animal Welfare Minister James Paice made when coming to office was to overturn a ban on the use of battery-style cages for breeding pheasants. Now, it seems, he...
Posted 24 May 2012
The government yesterday (May 17th) made clear how it intends to translate into domestic legislation a new European Directive governing the conduct of animal experiments across the European Union. The government’s plans were laid out...
Posted 18 May 2012
Twenty-two of the 30-strong population of roe deer who lived on the meadowland around Tullos Hill in Aberdeen have now been killed. Various agencies were involved in the plan to plant trees on this site...
Posted 09 May 2012
A year has gone by since the last World Day rally in Manchester. During that time, I have read many scientific papers and articles detailing the short lives and deaths of hundreds of animals. Something...
Posted 30 Apr 2012
March 28th & 29th 2011 Filmed inside Cheale Meats – the race area and the slaughter area. April 27th & 28th Filmed inside Cheale Meats – the lairage, race and stun areas. April 4th –...
Posted 25 Apr 2012
Today (25 April), two former Cheale Meats slaughterhouse employees received jail sentences after pleading guilty to offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The men had been caught on covert cameras placed by Animal Aid...
Posted 25 Apr 2012
Despite widespread support from both the public and MPs for a complete ban on the use of wild animals in circuses, the government is continuing to pursue an expensive and ill-conceived inspection and licensing regime....
Posted 25 Apr 2012
Plans to shoot 200 nesting geese this spring have been shelved after a concerted campaign by Animal Aid, in conjunction with Respect for Wildlife, wildlife experts, celebrities and local campaigners.
Posted 22 Mar 2012
Wildlife experts have today submitted a proposal to the Lake District National Park Authority, and to its partners on the Geese Management Group, offering a humane alternative to the mass cull of Canada geese that...
Posted 20 Mar 2012
Today, the Welsh Assembly Government has announced that the planned pilot cull of badgers in West Wales is to be scrapped and a five-year vaccination project will be trialled instead – an announcement greeted with...
Posted 20 Mar 2012