The grouse shooting season commences on 12 August - the so-called Glorious Twelfth. Help us to raise awareness about the harm to animals and the environment caused by the grouse shooting industry.
Posted 02 Aug 2018
A statement issued by the Welsh Government on 16 July indicates that the shooting of birds for sport on Welsh Government Woodland Estate could be phased out. The statement read: 'We are pleased Natural Resources...
Posted 20 Jul 2018
Animal Aid is calling for a complete ban on raised laying cages used to incarcerate breeding birds used by the shooting industry.
Posted 18 Jul 2018
Scottish National Heritage (SNH) has issued licences to cull hundreds of ravens, in a five-year test in Perthshire. The purpose of this experiment is to investigate whether removing ravens has an impact on the...
Posted 25 Apr 2018
Today (25 April 2018) is the final day of the public consultation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on whether it should continue to allow the shooting of birds for ‘sport’ on public land.
Posted 25 Apr 2018
Please take five minutes to fill in this survey – and remember you don’t have to live in Wales to do it.
Posted 08 Feb 2018
With your help, we’ve been working hard over the last few weeks to highlight the plight of game birds used for breeding, many of whom are confined to horrible battery-style cages.
Posted 26 Oct 2017
An investigation into a Warwickshire game farm, launched by national campaign group, Animal Aid, has uncovered a disturbing number of welfare concerns.
Posted 23 Aug 2017
As Natural Resources Wales prepares for a public consultation on whether to continue to allow shooting on its land, an Animal Aid petition calling for a ban rises to 10,000 signatures.
Posted 26 Jul 2017
As Natural Resources Wales consults on whether to continue to allow shooting on its land, an Animal Aid undercover investigation finds dead, trapped and suffering game birds.
Posted 10 Jul 2017