Cameron defeated on hunting ban!
David Cameron had intended that today – Wednesday 15 July – he would finally be able to dismember the 2004 Hunting Act and give free rein to his bloodsports chums to hound and kill wild...
Posted 15 Jul 2015
News
Prominent scientists condemn forced support for animal research
A group of prominent scientists have spoken out powerfully against the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) forcing its members to support the outdated practice of animal research. The open letter was published in the...
Posted 06 Jul 2015
A home for Minty: the story of an orphaned boar
A Home for Minty, by Joyce Moss On 14th March this year, Scott Passmore, founder of animal rescue charity A Wild Life with Animals, was called in the evening to a driveway in the Forest. The...
Posted 26 Jun 2015
Royal Ascot – another horse dies
Horse racing’s showcase meeting, Royal Ascot, has claimed the life of three-year-old colt, Stravagante, who is reported to have broken his leg in a race on Friday (19 June) and was subsequently destroyed. This follows...
Posted 22 Jun 2015
Battle Bus tour reveals the dirty secret of the shooting industry
The Animal Aid Battle Bus takes to the road this month to reveal what the shooting industry would rather keep hidden from the public.
Posted 18 Jun 2015
Exposed! Disturbing new undercover film of partridges and pheasants used by shooting industry for egg production
New undercover film of caged partridges released today by Animal Aid reveals what the national campaign group describes as an animal production system that is ‘as cruelly oppressive as any we have witnessed in this...
Posted 18 Jun 2015
Spectre of death haunts ladies’ day at Royal Ascot
To remember the four horses who died at last year’s Royal Ascot meeting – Flat racing’s most prestigious event – Animal Aid staged a ceremony on Ladies’ Day, Thursday 18 June.
Posted 15 Jun 2015
Political animal
There are animal-friendly MPs on all sides of the House but the reality is that the past five years have been dreadful for animals, and the next five could get much worse.
Posted 12 Jun 2015
New figures reveal urgent need to abandon animal testing
A Freedom of Information request reported by the Daily Mirror has revealed that thousands of people have become seriously ill after taking part in clinical trials of new drugs, with many suffering life-threatening symptoms. Before...
Posted 12 Jun 2015