Good news for badgers! The Court of Appeal has today ruled against the Welsh Assembly Government’s plan to carry out a cull of around 1,500 badgers in a 288 sq km (111 sq miles) area...
Posted 13 Jul 2010
The new Hunting and Shooting Minister, Jim Paice, has withdrawn a new Code of Practice for 'game bird' production that would have outlawed battery cages for breeding pheasants. It has been replaced by a watered...
Posted 06 Jul 2010
Animal Aid has today released footage taken secretly inside an Essex slaughterhouse that kills pigs. The film, which was shot over three days, shows scenes of extreme and deliberately-inflicted suffering, including use of electric tongs...
Posted 27 Jun 2010
Prince Charles’ call for a cull of grey squirrels in Cornwall has prompted animal protection groups to describe him as ‘a man who doesn’t let his education get in the way of his ignorance’. Animal...
Posted 23 Jun 2010
New figures have revealed that three people a day die from the side effects of medicines they have been prescribed.
Posted 14 Jun 2010
One of the first decisions by the new Hunting and Shooting Minister, Jim Paice, has been to withdraw a new Code of Practice for ‘game bird’ production (made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006). The...
Posted 07 Jun 2010
Animal Aid has released a shocking new factory farming film featuring grim scenes shot secretly in randomly-selected farms across the UK during the last three years.
Posted 26 May 2010
Animal Aid has today released footage taken secretly inside a Norfolk slaughterhouse that kills pigs and sheep.
Posted 06 May 2010
Animal Aid’s new publication, The Trouble with Shooting, is a short and informative guide for anyone who wants to know more about the mass-production of pheasants, partridges and ducks, destined to become feathered targets for...
Posted 30 Apr 2010
Animal Aid has released footage taken covertly at the Soil Association-approved Sturminster Newton abattoir in Dorset. This is the sixth UK slaughterhouse to be filmed by the campaign group, and the footage shows serious welfare...
Posted 12 Apr 2010