Animal charities are calling on the government to take action on cruel puppy trade, live farm animal exports, foie gras and fur imports, farm subsidies and severe animal experiments to ensure UK can maintain its ambition of being as pioneer for animals as Britain exits EU. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… Animal charities call on Theresa May's … to 'put words into action' on post-Brexit animalwelfare Brendan Montague | 17th January 2018 …
The Animal Health and Welfare Board of England demonstrates the capture of animal welfare regulation by the farming industry.
… Steven P. McCulloch | 11th February 2020 News AnimalWelfare Government Thought Leaders picture_1.png The Animal Health and Welfare Board of England …
Jeremy Corbyn has been a vegetarian for 20 years. And now he may just become prime minister. He has chosen Valentine's Day to launch its animal welfare programme and court the environmental community. But can this be love at first sight? BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sets out radical animalwelfare agenda Brendan Montague | 14th … February 2018 News Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party AnimalWelfare Vegetarianism And Veganism …
Want to know how and where your favourite meat is produced? Ruth Styles asked four industry experts to give their verdict on the realities of animal welfare in the UK today
… Styles | 12th July 2011 Ethical Living Meat AnimalWelfare Food And Drink Farming Shopping Food … to give their verdict on the realities of animalwelfare in the UK today Despite the …
Politicians can’t agree on which animals are sentient enough to be protected after Brexit. A more philosophical approach might help.
… Animal sentience after Brexit Alex McDonald | … 5th September 2019 News Sentience Philosophy Animals Rights Brexit Editor’s Picks … that the market has always come before animalwelfare. Beyond economics, however, Brexit has …
The essential first lesson for an animal rescuer: you are unimportant. It's the animals that matter. Sophie Morlin-Yron meets Jan Creamer - effective, courageous and seemingly selfless campaigner against animal cruelty worldwide, from Bolivia to Zambia, from circuses to factory farms.
… The animals can't speak up for themselves - so we … | 18th August 2014 Comment Farming AnimalWelfare toto chained by neck-cut.jpg …
Today, 80 percent of current animal welfare legislation comes from EU law. But animal charities are concerned that post-Brexit new trade agreements could be made with countries with lower standards. The RSPCA is calling for the government to use Brexit as an opportunity to incentivise famers to increase their levels of animal welfare. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… Getting the best Brexit deal for farm animals Catherine Harte | 26th March 2018 News Brexit RSPCA CAP AnimalWelfare cow-1937101_640.jpg Today, 80 percent …
Thousands of British farm animals are subjected to needless pain and distress - six times a day on average - as they are slaughtered according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
… Shocking cruelty and welfare breaches to livestock on their way to … August 2016 News Food And Farming WelfareAnimal Cruelty Abbatoirs RSPCA Food Standards … pig carcasses.jpg Thousands of British farm animals are subjected to needless pain and …
Britain is known as a nation of animal lovers. It is the birthplace of Watership Down, Peter Rabbit - and Animal Farm. But the meat, cosmetics and other animal dependent industries are also a large part of the British economy. Until now, EU regulations have improved animal welfare. As the country prepares for Brexit, HELEN BROWNING asks whether animal sentience will remain recognised by UK law.
… If politicians have any sense they will make animal sentience part of UK law Helen Browning | 4th December 2017 Comment Animal Intelligence Animal Rights Food And … now, EU regulations have improved animalwelfare. As the country prepares for Brexit, …
The Stop Live Transport International Awareness Day is planned for tomorrow. KEITH TAYLOR MEP examines whether Brexit and the withdrawal from the European Union will make it more likely that live animal exports will be stopped...
… Will Brexit spell the end for live animal exports? Keith Taylor MEP | 12th September 2017 News Animals Exports Brexit WTO Keith Taylor Green … a buzz of excitement amongst British animalwelfare activists that leaving the EU might …
Does the fight for social justice include animal liberation? Municipalist organizing can build a transformative future for all creatures.
… Animal liberation from below: toward a radical … Research Collective | 6th August 2018 Comment Animal Rights Radical Municipalism Climate Change animal-welfare-1119262_1920.jpg Does the fight for …
Celebrities, MPs, NGOs and No 10’s Larry the cat unite urging Boris Johnson to come good on his animal welfare pledge.
… Larry the cat demands #BetterDealForAnimals Staff Reporter | 9th September 2019 News Animal Rights Sentience Change Makers … Boris Johnson to come good on his animalwelfare pledge. Celebs, MPs, animal protection …
On 20th May 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund hosted its third annual Animal Law Symposium in Los Angeles, California. It brought together legal professionals and animal advocates from all around the nation to focus on the latest answers to a very important question: How can we best protect wild animals when human activity increasingly runs counter to the interests of wildlife? One of those advocates, STEPHEN WELLS, says we can no longer afford to ignore the devastating impact of animal agriculture
… Ecologist Special Report: Animal Protection's Surprising Role in Climate … Change Stephen Wells Executive Director Animal Legal Defense Fund | 19th July 2017 News Climate Change AnimalWelfare Agriculture Factory Farming animal …
As 300 protestors gather at the European Commission to protest at the resumption of TTIP trade talks between the EU and the USA, Oliver Tickell finds that the EU's newly released draft 'chapter' on food safety and animal welfare is a disastrous capitulation to corporate interests that will strip governments of their powers to regulate.
… TTIP is a lethal attack on food safety and animalwelfare Oliver Tickell | 4th February 2015 … released draft 'chapter' on food safety and animalwelfare is a disastrous capitulation to …
The meat and dairy industry has come under increased pressure during the coronavirus lockdown - so what does this mean for animal welfare?
… What does coronavirus mean for farmed animals? Siobhan Dolan | 21st April 2020 … lockdown - so what does this mean for animalwelfare? We can’t escape the impact of …
If the thought of dropping a live lobster into a pan of boiling water horrifies you, then you're in good company including that of a new campaigning group that wants lobsters to be given the same animal welfare rights as other creatures. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… Crustacean Compassion campaigns for welfare rights for lobsters & crabs Laura Briggs | 6th March 2017 Activism AnimalWelfareAnimal Cruelty Animal Rights lobster.jpg If …
The message from Cruelty Free International to Musk is simple: ditch the animal tests and embrace non-animal methods if you want the Neuralink device to help human patients.
… Musk: ditch the animal tests Laura Alvarez | 22nd December … International to Musk is simple: ditch the animal tests and embrace non-animal methods if … of Agriculture probe into alleged animalwelfare violations by Elon Musk’s Neuralink – …
Labels on meat, egg and dairy products are often the only clue we have into the lives of the animals they came from, writes Philip Lymbery. But they are often confusing or even misleading about the truth of cruel farming practices. Labelling needs to be clearer to allow ethical consumers to make the right choices.
… No more keeping consumers in the dark over animalwelfare! Philip Lymbery | 10th March 2016 Comment AnimalWelfare Farming Consumerism UK EU Food …
Freedom of information requests reveal government agencies do not inspect fish welfare at slaughter.
… Fish welfare forgotten Ruby Harbour | 26th November 2021 | News Fish AnimalWelfare 9397882277_ed6318b01f_o.jpg … Freedom of information (FOI) requests by animal protection charity The Humane League UK …
Abusing animals is no more justifiable than abusing people, writes Peter Tatchell. The moral touchstone is sentience, not species, and the 'humans first' ideology of speciesism is analogous to homophobia, racism & misogyny. Cruelty is barbarism, whether inflicted on humans or on other species. We need to recognise and accept our common animal nature.
… Human rights are animal rights! Peter Tatchell | 28th March 2017 Comment AnimalWelfare Philosophy Society Farming credit viva …
A shipment of 27,000 live bull calves from Brazil to Turkey in squalid conditions on a single cargo ship took place in December. The Ecologist reported the story, which shocked our readers. Now 100,000 bulls are destined for the same fate. Activists in Brazil are desperate to stop these live exports. ANA LUISA NAGHATTINI reports
… | 15th February 2018 News Live Exports AnimalWelfare Brazil Turkey Ship NADA A shipment of … The shipment marked the reopening of live animal export operations at Santos harbour …