On 1 October, the pheasant shooting season will begin. The partridge shooting season is already under way. Millions of birds will be used as live feathered targets, before the killing is over on 1 February...
Posted 25 Sep 2023
Animal Aid has been conducting research into businesses that are claiming funds under Rural Payments schemes, including game bird farms and businesses that offer game bird shooting.
Posted 05 Sep 2023
Today marks the start of the partridge shooting season, when these poor, innocent birds will be shot for ‘sport’.
Posted 01 Sep 2023
Posted 04 Aug 2023
On 27 June, members of the Senedd in Wales voted through a total ban on snares as part of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill!
Posted 27 Jun 2023
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a Consultation on the release of pheasants and partridges into the countryside. Although the Consultation only addresses the release of birds rather than the ethical question of whether it...
Posted 12 Jun 2023
There has been an outbreak of bird flu at the largest game farm in the UK – Bettws Hall in Powys – just days after the mandatory housing measures were lifted. Many birds will have...
Posted 11 May 2023
In direct response to our government petition being signed by over 100,000 people, this evening Parliament will debate a ban on the sale and use of snares to trap wildlife in Britain.
Posted 09 Jan 2023
Animal Aid has made a brand-new short film that exposes the horrors of the shooting industry.
Posted 26 Sep 2022
Today, 1 September, is the start of the season for shooting innocent partridges from the sky – for ‘sport’.
Posted 01 Sep 2022