Animal Aid http://www.animalaid.org.uk --T00:00:00Z <p>The BBC today reports that DEFRA Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, will announce on Monday that he has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle.</p> <p>If the report is correct, Animal Aid wants to say a huge thank you to ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/1843// 04-07-2008T00:00:00Z <h2>Did You Give Us A Second Thought?</h2> <p>By Hazel Miller</p> <p>Blood running through my veins grows cold,<br /> The chains stroke my skeleton,<br /> A never ending fear sweeps through us all.<br /> Grounded, a living statue of the cruelty.<br... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1828// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <h2>I've Waited All My Life...</h2> <p>By Jasmine Moody</p> <p>I've waited all my life to see outside those big black doors,<br /> To feel the grass on my feet and not these grubby floors.<br /> I've waited all my life to leave this dull and lonely ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1827// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <h2>Dear Diary...</h2> <p>By Alex Mills</p> <p><strong>Dear Diary...</strong><br /> I couldn't sleep last night,<br /> Too many thoughts inside my head,<br /> Swirling round.<br /> I swayed from side to side instead,<br /> Slowly, rhythmically, i... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1833// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <h3>Art work by George McSweeney, Isobel Harrison and Robyn Kelly</h3> <p>For a high resolution version of any of the photos, click on the desired image.</p> <br /> <a href="/images/Art winners/George.jpg"><img src="/images/Art winners/George.png"... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1834// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <h3>Art work by Shannon Bennion, Natalie Meredith and Grace Bell</h3> <p>For a high resolution version of any of the photos, click on the desired image.</p> <br /> <a href="/images/Art winners/Shannon.jpg"><img src="/images/Art winners/Shannon.png... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1835// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <h3>Art work by James Dennis, Holly Proud and Khenye Gager</h3> <p>For a high resolution version of any of the photos, click on the desired image.</p> <br /> <a href="/images/Art winners/James.jpg"><img src="/images/Art winners/James.png" /></a> ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1836// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <p>The talented young winners of Animal Aid's art and poetry competition will be travelling to London on Saturday 12th July to attend a prize-giving ceremony, hosted by Animal Aid and TV presenter, Wendy Turner-Webster.</p> <p>The competition was launc... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1839// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <p>An RSPCA spokesman told Channel 5 News today (July 2) that &#8216;the Society&rsquo;s reputation is, to some extent, at stake&#8217;, following an Animal Aid undercover investigation of an RSPCA-approved Freedom Food (FF) chicken farm in Somerset. The ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_factory/ALL/1842// 02-07-2008T00:00:00Z <p>Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have trumpeted pheasant meat as an ethical and natural alternative.</p> <p>However, they could not be more wrong. Annually, some 42 million pheasants and partridges are purpose-bred to ser... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting/ALL/1823// 24-06-2008T00:00:00Z