Campaign against the shooting industry - our week of action starts on 20th September
Rights Respect Compassion
Animal Aid is one of the UK’s most established and respected animal rights organisations. It was founded in 1977 with a clear mission: to achieve rights, respect and compassion for all animals.
Ban the shooting of live birds
The shooting season is under way where millions of terrified pheasants and partridges will be driven into the skies to be shot for 'sport'. Join our anti-shooting week of action by ordering free campaign materials or signing our petition.
Campaigning for animal freedom
We campaign against all forms of animal abuse. Since 1977, our campaigns have led the way in exposing cruelty, influencing policy, and shifting hearts and minds. Our work is evidence-led and fearless because we are dedicated to creating a kinder world.
Why veganism?
Veganism means putting your compassion for animals into practice by boycotting industries that profit from their suffering. A kinder world is possible and it begins with making small but powerful choices every day.
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Education
We are the only UK-based organisation that offers free school talks and workshops on animal rights issues across the country. Delivering hundreds of resources and vegan cookery demonstrations each year, we've reached tens of thousands of young people with our message of rights, respect, and compassion.
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The industry continues to peddle the fairytale that horse racing is an idyllic sport where horses are ‘treated like kings’ - as seen during National Racehorse Week and the latest phase of the industry's Horse PWR campaign. The reality for horses is far more disturbing.
On 20 August 2025, the government issued new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) guidelines for game farms and shoots, citing a “recent increase in avian influenza cases in game birds and increasing risk of avian influenza”. However, with thousands of young pheasants and partridges already moved to release pens this advice is not only belated but also ineffectual.
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