Sow stall ban comes into effect
On 1st January a new EU-wide ban on the use of sow stalls finally came into effect.
Posted 03 Jan 2013
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New European vivisection law approved for UK
The new EU Directive governing animal experiments across the Union has passed its final hurdle en route to becoming UK law. Committee stage debates this month in both the Houses of Lords and Commons left...
Posted 18 Dec 2012
The misery of ‘free range’ turkeys
Very soon, millions of people across the UK will be eating turkey on Christmas day. Many will pay extra to ensure that their turkey is from a more ‘ethical’ source.
Posted 18 Dec 2012
Animal Aid and In Defense of Animals call for President Obama to drop Anna Wintour
Animal Aid has joined forces with American animal protection organisation, In Defense of Animals, to ask President Obama to remove American Vogue editor Anna Wintour – a long time promoter of fur – from the...
Posted 11 Dec 2012
Christmas treats from Redwood
And now for something completely different! Our lovely friends at the Redwood Wholefood Company gave us some advance samples of their special Christmas products to try at the Animal Aid office. These new items are...
Posted 30 Nov 2012
Wildlife law consultation
The Law Commission has been tasked with setting out a proposal to modernise and amalgamate all the laws relating to wildlife. It has produced a lengthy consultation paper, which sets out a series of propositions,...
Posted 26 Nov 2012
Unhappy Christmas for reindeer
As the Christmas season approaches, reindeer are being transported up and down the country to be used as entertainment in parades, ‘Santa’s grottos’ and other festive events. Such events attract large numbers of people, and...
Posted 20 Nov 2012
The government fails animals in circuses
The government has pushed through legislation to ‘regulate’ the use of wild animals in circuses via a new licensing scheme. The move comes despite massive public and parliamentary opposition.
Posted 16 Nov 2012
Licensing of animal circuses to go ahead
Despite massive opposition from both the public and MPs to the use of wild animals in circuses, the government is still refusing to implement a ban on this exploitation. Following a committee debate in the...
Posted 02 Nov 2012
Ban the sale of gun magazines to children!
This advertisement appeared in the Guardian and Daily Express newspapers on Saturday, October the 27th. The adverts are part of Animal Aid’s campaign, aimed at frustrating the gun lobby’s attempts to recruit new young shooters....
Posted 27 Oct 2012