Ten fishy facts for Seafood week
As Seafood Week begins, Animal Aid is urging the public to leave fish and other sea creatures off their plates, and try out a cruelty-free diet instead.
Posted 07 Oct 2016
News
New report considers ethical implications of genome editing
Today, the 30th September, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published its report ‘Genome editing: an ethical review’ which considers the impact of recent advances in gene editing and the ethical questions which these advances...
Posted 30 Sep 2016
The Great Vegan Challenge returns!
This November sees the return of our ever-popular Great Vegan Challenge. Thousands of people have taken part in this annual vegan pledge month since 2012 and for many it has been a life-changing experience. It’s...
Posted 27 Sep 2016
‘Graveyard’ installed at Welsh Assembly to oppose pheasant shooting on public land
Animal Aid installed a 'graveyard' for animals at the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff on Saturday 24 September, calling for an end to pheasant shooting in the national forest.
Posted 24 Sep 2016
Royal Veterinary College involved in gruesome and deadly experiments
Animal Aid can reveal that the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) played a central role in a series of gruesome experiments on female sheep. Some of these are reported to have gone seriously wrong, which resulted...
Posted 23 Sep 2016
Upton pig farm allowed to go ahead
Sadly, despite almost 8,000 people submitting objections through our website and vigorous local opposition, a new factory farm in Lincolnshire has been allowed to go ahead.
Posted 21 Sep 2016
Race regulator says horse who snapped leg in starting stalls was ‘unruly’
Anyone who saw Animal Aid's footage of Mukaynis getting caught up in the starting stalls and snapping his leg while waiting for the start of a race at Doncaster on Saturday could have felt nothing...
Posted 13 Sep 2016
Horrific scenes in starting stall that leaves horse dead
In September 2014 Animal Aid caught on camera the shooting of race horse Wigmore Hall after he broke a leg while racing in the Doncaster St Leger meeting. At this year’s meeting, Animal Aid again...
Posted 12 Sep 2016
Statement on Bowood Slaughterhouse case
A district judge ruled on 9 September that the Bowood Slaughterhouse case has run out of time. The court was told that there was a delay of almost a year between the Food Standards Agency...
Posted 10 Sep 2016
7,500 objections to Upton pig farm
More than 7,500 people have now spoken out against plans for an intensive pig farm in Upton, Lincolnshire, which could rear nearly 2,000 pigs at a time. This excellent response has already demonstrated the strength...
Posted 01 Sep 2016