Take action to oppose the shooting industry
1 October marks the start of the pheasant shooting season, which will see millions of innocent birds blasted from the sky for ‘sport’.
Posted 30 Sep 2020
News
Undercover investigation reveals partridges in barren, unenriched metal cages on Suffolk game farm
An unnamed game farm, operating outside the village of Brome Street, near Eye in Suffolk, has been keeping partridges used for breeding purposes in barren, oppressive cages – contrary to government welfare guidelines.
Posted 27 Aug 2020
Wild Justice calls on MPs to take action over the killing of raptors
Posted 12 Aug 2020
Sign our petition to bring an end to game bird cruelty
Across the country, pheasants and partridges who are used for breeding purposes are enduring a life of misery, confined in cages for the whole of their productive lives. They need your help.
Posted 25 Jun 2020
Boredom Busters
As social distancing seems set to continue, we've put together a list of things you can do to pass the time.
Posted 31 Mar 2020
Chris Packham: ‘The spectacle of pheasants and partridges in overcrowded cages makes my stomach turn.’
As reported in today’s Independent, TV naturalist, Chris Packham has urged supermarkets to cut their ties with suppliers that keep breeding game birds in raised laying cages.
Posted 20 Dec 2019
Animal Aid urges election candidates to ‘seize the opportunity’ to help animals
We have today unveiled our priorities for the snap general election. We are calling on candidates to sign up to a number of key pledges, which will help some of the UK’s most vulnerable and...
Posted 05 Nov 2019
Take action for game birds
In a few days – 1 October – the pheasant shooting season will commence.
Posted 27 Sep 2019
Labour commits to phasing out animal testing
The Labour Party has today (August 28) published its Animal Welfare Manifesto, which contains a wide range of progressive measures.
Posted 28 Aug 2019
Live chicks ground up – Animal Aid investigation reveals yet more horror from the game bird shooting industry
Animal Aid has captured exclusive footage from a game bird hatchery (Heart of England Game Farm, Warwickshire) which shows hatching and live chicks being tossed into a macerator – a high-speed grinder.
Posted 11 Aug 2019