Animal Aid http://www.animalaid.org.uk --T00:00:00Z <p>Tens of thousands of endangered gulls have been shot, trapped and poisoned on one of England's largest shooting estates with government approval, according to an investigation by <em>The Guardian</em> newspaper.</p> <p>With permission from governmen... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/2888// 24-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>Three horses were killed yesterday (23 May) while racing at Wetherby.</p> <p>Milano Supreme, Distant Memories and David&rsquo;s Folly were all killed after falling and sustaining fatal injuries in separate hurdle races during the afternoon.</p> ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_horse/ALL/2887// 24-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>In the light of yet more evidence of incompetence, cruelty and regulatory breakdown suffered by animals in UK laboratories, Animal Aid is stepping up its campaign to have CCTV installed in establishments that conduct animal experiments.</p> <p>In Ap... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_experiments/ALL/2885// 17-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>The government has signalled its backing for large scale factory farming as two proposed mega-farms in the UK await decisions on whether they can proceed. An announcement on a timetable for plans for a farm in Foston, Derbyshire, that will confine 25,0... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/2882// 14-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>Thank you to everyone who asked their MP to sign <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2012-13/951">Early Day Motion (EDM) 951</a>, which calls for the mandatory installation of CCTV in UK slaughterhouses. This EDM was very well supported, with 118 MPs... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_slaughter/ALL/2881// 14-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>The campaign to protect badgers from the government-sanctioned cull continues with a march in London on June 1st. Organised by London Against the Cull and supported by many animal protection organisations, including Animal Aid, marchers will assemble a... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/2880// 14-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>For the first time in two years, live exports resumed from the port of Dover on the morning of 2nd May. The ship <em>Joline</em> was seen leaving the port at 9am full of lorries loaded with sheep bound for France. Even more worrying is the fact that RS... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/2879// 03-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>Today (May 1st) Animal Aid joined a flashmob organised by Lush, to dance and sing our protest against the badger cull outside Defra's offices.</p> <p>Lush has supported the campaign against the cull in all its UK shops over the last ten days and the... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/2878// 01-05-2013T00:00:00Z <p>This week, Animal Aid&rsquo;s Badger Battle Bus will re-visit Gloucestershire to urge residents to vote for badger-friendly candidates in the forthcoming local elections. The &lsquo;bus&rsquo; &#8211; actually a converted ambulance with a screen fitted... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/2877// 29-04-2013T00:00:00Z <p>An investigation by the Captive Animals&rsquo; Protection Society has found that UK charity, the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, has been amputating the wings of newly hatched birds without veterinary supervision, as is required by law.</p> <p>The muti... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/2876// 29-04-2013T00:00:00Z