Take Action!

1. Killing our Countryside: Order an info pack for our new shooting campaign

Every year, around 40-60 million purpose-bred, non-native pheasants and partridges are released into the British countryside to be shot for “sport”. Our brand-new campaign, ‘Killing our Countryside: It’s time to ban shooting’, launched by Animal Aid patron, Chris Packham, makes the case for a total ban on the production and “sport” shooting of live birds for entertainment.

2. Horse racing: Take the pledge to never attend or bet on this cruel sport

The racing industry work incredibly hard to convince the public that horses within the racing industry live ‘fairy-tale’ lives. The reality is that the industry treats horses as expendable commodities, not sentient animals. Around 200 horses are killed each year on British racecourses – many more will suffer agonising injuries. Once no longer deemed ‘of use’ by the industry, horses face an uncertain future, where being killed in a slaughterhouse or at the hands of a knackerman are very common experiences.

Please take a stand against this cruelty and take the pledge to never attend or bet on horse racing.

3. Fur Farming: Urge your MP to support legislation that bans the import and sale of fur

Globally, more than 100 million animals suffer and die for the fur trade each year. In 2000, fur farming was banned under a Labour government on the grounds of being ‘unethical’ – yet imports and sales continue. 

Surely, if fur is too cruel to be produced in the UK, then it is too cruel to be imported and sold in the UK.  

Labour MP Ruth Jones has successfully sponsored the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill which has its second reading on 13 June 2025. The Bill has attracted cross-party support, but we must make sure that MPs are in attendance and supportive of the Bill. 

Please write to your MP today. 

4. Better Science: Ask your MP to support our campaign against animal experiments

The cruel LD50 test involves groups of animals being given increasing doses of a substance until 50% of them are dead. This scientifically unreliable and incredibly cruel test was devised in 1927 and we don’t want it to reach 100 years of age!

Please contact your MP to ask them to support our campaign against the LD50 and all other animal experiments.

5. Snares: Help our campaign for a UK-wide ban on snares

In 2023, our government petition, calling for a ban on the use of snares was debated in Westminster – with the huge majority of MPs, from different political parties, speaking in support of a ban on snares. In that same year the Welsh Government banned the use of snares. The Scottish Government has brought in a ban on snares under its Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill.

It is estimated that more than a million animals, including foxes and badgers, are killed by these horrific devices every year. Even cats and dogs become trapped in them and suffer unimaginable pain and sometimes death.

Write to your MP and ask for a ban on snares in England.

6. Read our Report: Victims of Abuse in British Horse Racing

Our new report delves into the cruelty horses within the racing industry endured in 2024 – including death, whip abuse and slaughter.

For a comprehensive look into why horse racing is inherently cruel – and why the racing industry’s regulatory bodies are failing horses on an unprecedented scale – read now.

7. Greyhound racing: Read our briefing sheet on why it’s time to ban it

The greyhound racing industry is cruel and exploitative. It is shocking that of the ten countries that this ‘sport’ is still legal in, 4 of those are UK countries.

In 2023, 109 greyhounds died on Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) licensed tracks. There were 4,238 injuries. 61 dogs were killed because they were deemed unsuitable for homing, due to ‘treatment costs’ or because no homes could be found. These figures are all from GBGB published data.

Away from the tracks, most racing greyhounds live lives of misery and isolation. Kept in cramped cages with little enrichment or play, and where they must be muzzled constantly if housed in pairs. Racing greyhounds can be discarded at every stage of their racing life due to being deemed ‘not good enough’.

8. Education: Help us get hatching projects out of classrooms

Write to Bridget Phillipson MP Secretary of State for Education, requesting that the reference to hatching and rearing chicks be removed from the Year 5 National Curriculum guidance.

You can also send our “What’s wrong with hatching projects” factsheet and letter to any teachers who may be considering running hatching projects. Email us their name and school address and we can send these on your behalf.

9. Boycott ‘pet’ shops: Support our friends at Rescue not Retail by pledging to boycott shops that sell live animals

Campaign group Rescue Not Retail has launched a boycott, calling on people to pledge never to shop in businesses that sell live animals.

The ‘pet’ trade is fraught with hidden animal abuse but it remains an underrepresented topic in animal advocacy. Small animals – like hamsters, rats, rabbits and gerbils – are bred in vast “rodent mills” that are essential factory farms. Fish are seen as mere decorations, hamsters are marketed as children’s toys, and snakes are the only vertebrate in England not required by law to be able to stretch whilst in captivity!

The UK is in the midst of a rescue crisis, and pet shops who sell live animals are fuelling it. Please sign the boycott today.

10. Veganism: Adopt a kinder, cruelty-free lifestyle today

Finally, take the ultimate step towards helping animals by adopting a vegan lifestyle!

Veganism is all about putting compassion for animals into practice by adopting a plant-based lifestyle, and it’s one of the best ways to protect animals from harm.

We have a wealth of resources, tips, and recipes available – why not get started by downloading our FREE guide to going vegan.

As well as the above actions, there are also actions started by others which are pushing to end the persecution and killing of various animals, and to protect our ability to fight for animals

The following petitions are only a small sample:

National Lottery Heritage Fund, stop giving money to kill grey squirrels!
Stop animal gifting
Stop the planned killing of wild parrots in the UK
Ban driven grouse shooting
Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal

Thank you so much for your help.

If you would like more information about any of these campaigns, please contact us. Please also take a moment to find out about more general ways you can support our work. And don’t forget to stay in touch! Please sign up to our email list, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.