Sow stall ban comes into effect
On 1st January a new EU-wide ban on the use of sow stalls finally came into effect.
Posted 03 Jan 2013
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The misery of ‘free range’ turkeys
Very soon, millions of people across the UK will be eating turkey on Christmas day. Many will pay extra to ensure that their turkey is from a more ‘ethical’ source.
Posted 18 Dec 2012
Exposed: Shocking conditions found on award winning farms
Five animal farms celebrated during the past three years as meeting the industry’s highest possible standards are exposed in a shocking new Animal Aid undercover investigation.
Posted 02 Oct 2012
Milk allergy cloning experiment results in seriously deformed cow
More evidence that the genetic modification of animals is a reckless, hazardous activity comes today with news that New Zealand scientists have created a GM cow whose milk lacks a protein that causes an allergic...
Posted 02 Oct 2012
Pig welfare in the spotlight
The ‘high welfare standards’ of pigs reared under the Red Tractor scheme have been called into question after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned three adverts that trumpeted standards on British pig farms.
Posted 30 Aug 2012
List of sanctuaries
This is a list of sanctuaries with large and/or farmed animals but there are many, many more sanctuaries out there doing great work.
Posted 19 Dec 2011
Unseen suffering of pigs
Today (November 23rd), Animal Aid is making public a series of photographs of a pig taken inside Cheale Meats slaughterhouse in Essex.
Posted 23 Nov 2011
Is factory farming making you sick?
Deadly E.coli outbreak strikes babies in hospital.
Posted 01 Dec 2010
More slaughterhouse illegality and cruelty exposed
Despite industry and government promises of reform…
Posted 19 Nov 2010
Essex slaughterhouse expose finds ‘unbearable cruelty and suffering’
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