Campaigners battling to save the lives of hundreds of Canada geese on Windermere have today expressed serious concern over public safety issues relating to the cull, the accountability of those driving it and the secrecy...
Posted 14 Mar 2012
Medical research charities that fund animal experiments are keen for the public not to discover their true objectives with regard to the protection of animals in laboratories. Whilst stating publicly that welfare standards should be...
Posted 12 Mar 2012
On Saturday, local campaigners held a highly successful demonstration against the announcement by the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) that it does intend to go ahead with a cull of 200 Canada geese on...
Posted 12 Mar 2012
Three weeks ago, Animal Aid asked the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) for more information about the proposed cull of 200 Canada geese on Lake Windermere. As yet, the LDNPA has not responded to...
Posted 09 Mar 2012
The Green Party has reiterated its fundamental opposition to bloodsports, following the publication in a leading regional newspaper of pro-shooting comments by a rogue councillor.
Posted 08 Mar 2012
The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) is today (Wednesday) expected to reaffirm its commitment to killing 200 Canada geese as they nest around Lake Windermere this spring, despite widespread opposition to the cull.
Posted 06 Mar 2012
'There appears to be little evidence that the geese are responsible for the damage, pollution and public health issues…’
Posted 01 Mar 2012
With the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) having this week completed an almost total retreat from the strengthened whip rules it introduced four months ago, the case for an outright whip ban is stronger than ever....
Posted 23 Feb 2012
Just three days before a mass petition is to be handed in to the Lake District National Park Authority, the campaign to stop the planned cull of Canada geese on Windermere has received support from...
Posted 21 Feb 2012
On Friday 24th February at 1pm, campaigners opposing the cull of Canada geese on Lake Windermere will hand in a 2,000-strong petition to the Lake District National Park Authority (on Oxenholme Road, Kendal) calling on...
Posted 20 Feb 2012