Humane slaughter in British abattoirs a ‘sham’
Animal Aid’s undercover investigation exposes shocking cruelty
Posted 28 Aug 2009
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Undercover investigation at Pickstock, Derbyshire
Insert video from Pickstock These images are screen grabs from undercover footage taken at Pickstock Ashby Ltd in Swandlincote, Derbyshire. For higher resolution images, please contact us. This was the only one of the nine...
Posted 25 Aug 2009
Undercover investigation at JV Richards, Cornwall
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Posted 25 Aug 2009
Undercover investigation at AC Hopkins, Somerset
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Posted 25 Aug 2009
New footage exposes horrific abuse of elephants at Great British Circus
Undercover footage released by Animal Defenders International shows shocking scenes of elephants being hit in the face with a metal elephant hook, kept chained up for up to eleven hours a day, and displaying abnormal...
Posted 20 Aug 2009
A grouse about dodgy data
How does the Countryside Alliance do it? Two days before the start of the four months grouse shooting season, it has released the results of a questionnaire poll that ‘clearly shows that grouse shooting is...
Posted 11 Aug 2009
Cruel draize test dropped in EU
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection has reported that, on 24 July 2009, the European Commission announced the adoption of a non-animal alternative to the cruel Draize test. Every year, some 10,000 animals...
Posted 24 Jul 2009
A vet responds to the latest government figures on animal experiments
The number of medical experiments involving animals has shown its largest rise since modern records began in 1986. The official government explanation for this massive increase in animal use, is an expansion in biomedical research...
Posted 23 Jul 2009
The long fight against animal testing by Peter Tatchell
The use of animals in medical research is increasing at its fastest rate since 1986. We must find a credible humane alternative. By Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner As published in The Guardian – Comment is Free...
Posted 23 Jul 2009
Capped for Victory: the story of a racing industry victim
The March issue of leading equine magazine Your Horse featured a four-page article entitled ‘Fit, Healthy and Being Slaughtered’. Animal Aid provided much of the source material for the article, which featured images from our...
Posted 03 Jul 2009