The World Health Organisation has announced that processed meat is ‘carcinogenic to humans’, ranking it amongst some of the most cancer-causing substances in the world, adding further weight to Animal Aid’s call for it to...
Posted 23 Oct 2015
The Animal Aid Battle Bus is on the road again, visiting towns and cities across the UK. This time we are daring people to watch a film about the reality of animal slaughter, discretely hidden...
Posted 12 May 2015
Hospital food has a notorious reputation and has been the target of numerous tabloid newspaper and celebrity chef backed campaigns to improve standards. But all of these initiatives have failed to tackle two significant issues...
Posted 29 Apr 2015
The chances are, you probably overdid it this Christmas. A few too many mince pies, perhaps, or an overload of chocolate? Going vegan this New Year is a great way to start turning things around....
Posted 05 Jan 2015
A survey conducted by Mintel has found that one-in-eight British adults has ditched meat and fish, with that number rising to one-in-five for younger people aged 16-24. The research found that millions more people have...
Posted 01 Oct 2014
New research from the USA has found that cutting meat consumption would do more to reduce carbon emissions than getting rid of your car. The scientists behind the report singled out beef farming as being...
Posted 23 Jul 2014
New research – in which crayfish were stressed using mild electric shocks – indicates that the species experiences anxiety. This adds to a growing body of evidence that decapod crustaceans (lobsters, crabs, prawns and crayfish)...
Posted 13 Jun 2014
A new report commissioned by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has found that if Europeans reduced their consumption of meat and dairy by half, it would cut nitrogen pollution and greenhouse gas emissions...
Posted 28 Apr 2014
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to warn people that eating processed red meat – such as bacon and sausages – increases the risk of bowel cancer, the second biggest...
Posted 01 Apr 2014
New research published in the journal Cell Metabolism shows that eating high levels of protein from animal sources – such as meat, milk and eggs – increases the risk of death from cancer by four...
Posted 05 Mar 2014