New Zealand Bans Greyhound Racing – UK Must Follow Suit
In incredibly welcome news, New Zealand has decided to ban greyhound racing, referencing the soaring injury rate and death toll as core motivators.
Posted 12 Dec 2024
New evidence shows why ‘enriched’ game bird cages must be banned
Posted on the 6th July 2010
The new Hunting and Shooting Minister, Jim Paice, has withdrawn a new Code of Practice for 'game bird' production that would have outlawed battery cages for breeding pheasants. It has been replaced by a watered down version of the Code, which will effectively allow the cages to stay – albeit in their so-called ‘enriched’ form.
According to an article in The Independent on 5 July, Mr Paice’s decision to replace the Code followed concerted lobbying by pro-shooting groups.
Animal Aid has campaigned for a total ban on the battery (raised laying) cages since 2004, when we first exposed the cages via national television.
Our latest undercover evidence shows that the ‘enriched’ cages do nothing to improve the miserable and bleak existence of the incarcerated birds. Several of the birds were clearly suffering feather loss. Many had large, cumbersome ‘bits’ fitted to their beaks – designed to limit the damage caused to each other by stress-related aggression.
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http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting//2337/
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Rights not welfare: Celebrating International Animal Rights Day
Most of us call ourselves animal lovers and want animals to be treated well, but many people may not have considered the difference between animal welfare and animal rights.
Posted 10 Dec 2024
