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Is the Canada geese cull legal?

Three weeks ago, Animal Aid asked the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) for more information about the proposed cull of 200 Canada geese on Lake Windermere. As yet, the LDNPA has not responded to...

Posted 09 Mar 2012

Pro-shoot Green councillor brought into line

The Green Party has reiterated its fundamental opposition to bloodsports, following the publication in a leading regional newspaper of pro-shooting comments by a rogue councillor.

Posted 08 Mar 2012

RSPCA opposes Canada geese cull

'There appears to be little evidence that the geese are responsible for the damage, pollution and public health issues…’

Posted 01 Mar 2012

Bill Oddie speaks up for Windermere Geese

Just three days before a mass petition is to be handed in to the Lake District National Park Authority, the campaign to stop the planned cull of Canada geese on Windermere has received support from...

Posted 21 Feb 2012

Wildlife campaigners petition the National Park Authority

On Friday 24th February at 1pm, campaigners opposing the cull of Canada geese on Lake Windermere will hand in a 2,000-strong petition to the Lake District National Park Authority (on Oxenholme Road, Kendal) calling on...

Posted 20 Feb 2012

CRUK rebuttal

Tamoxifen (Paragraphs in italics are extracted from CRUK’s letter) ‘Tamoxifen is one of the most successful anti-cancer drugs in current use, and it is estimated to have saved the lives of over 400,000 women worldwide…’...

Posted 14 Feb 2012

Cancer Research UK’s pro-animal research claims debunked

In reply to a recent enquiry from an Animal Aid supporter, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) offered three examples of ‘how the use of animals in our research has resulted in life saving scientific progress’, and...

Posted 14 Feb 2012