In a move that is likely to prove critical to the outcome of the racing industry’s current review of the future of the whip, the RSPCA membership has declared its opposition to jockeys whipping horses,...
Posted 29 Jun 2011
Following the debate in Parliament last night (June 24), MPs have defied the government and voted unanimously in support of a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses. This sends an unmistakable message...
Posted 24 Jun 2011
Sedgefield racecourse reinforced its reputation as Britain's deadliest racecourse - along with Cheltenham* - when three horses perished there on Monday 13 June.
Posted 14 Jun 2011
A group of scientists and doctors have written to the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary expressing their concerns about the rising problems of drug failures and adverse drug reactions. In an open letter published...
Posted 03 Jun 2011
A cull of badgers in Pembrokeshire, which was a cherished policy of the former Welsh Assembly Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones, appears to have been scrapped by her Labour Party successor. New Environment Minister, John...
Posted 02 Jun 2011
Animal Aid's Shooting Consultant, Kit Davidson, was recently interviewed as part of BBC's Countryfile programme about a particularly cruel device used by gamekeepers for killing birds – the Larsen Trap.
Posted 24 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...
Posted 19 May 2011
In just 12 months, Defra’s Jim Paice has: Refused to ban wild animals in circuses… Overturned a ban on battery cages for ‘game birds’… As Hunting and Shooting Minister, committed to a repeal of the Hunting...
Posted 19 May 2011
As the Coalition government reaches its first anniversary, The Independent has today (6 May 2011) reported that Downing Street has blocked plans by ministers to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. It is...
Posted 06 May 2011
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to kill the 100-150 monk parakeets who live in the wild in Hertfordshire. Two years ago, Natural England added both the monk parakeet and...
Posted 03 May 2011