Greyhound racing ban campaign takes over Piccadilly Circus
A short film calling on the Scottish Government to ban greyhound racing has been projected onto London’s Piccadilly Lights, in a move which drew attention to the unnecessary plight of…
PETA animal experimentation campaign ratchets up at parliament
More than 20 MPs gathered at a special reception hosted by PETA on animal experimentation at the Palace of Westminster. PETA animal experimentation: the lobbying increases The MPs were there…
most UK students against Unis funding it
A just-released Savanta poll commissioned by PETA of more than 1,000 young people, including those currently attending or considering attending university, found that an overwhelming majority believe universities should stop…
Hounds are the forgotten victims in the fox hunting debate
Protect the Wild is calling for an immediate end to the breeding of hounds for use in the hunting industry. With the industry on its last legs, the organisation believes…
PETA ‘owl wing’ stunt over chicken cruelty sends Londoners mad
International campaign group PETA has shocked Londoners by offering them ‘owl wings’ – not chicken – to try. People’s reactions are telling, plus they highlight an important point over animal…
Whaling ban on shaky ground after international commission meet
At the 69th International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Peru last week, pro-whaling nations shut down the possibility of creating a South Atlantic whale sanctuary. At the same meeting, attempts…
Sea Life Penguins facing parliament debate over cruel conditions
Earlier this month, Danny Chambers MP tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) to support a campaign to free 15 Gentoo Penguins from ‘dungeon-like conditions at Sea Life London: MP Danny…
PETA stages protest over the EU’s dire animal testing ‘ban’
Campaign group PETA has provocatively highlighted how the EU is still allowing animal testing for human cosmetics. This is despite EU assurances to the contrary, and a so-called ‘ban’ which…
anti-whaling activist held in Greenland prison
This week, authorities in Greenland decided that veteran anti-whaling activist Captain Paul Watson must remain in prison whilst they considered his extradition to Japan – despite global mounting pressure for…
Chris Packham demands government intervene in hunting scandal
Campaign group Protect the Wild has released a damning new report detailing the high levels of wildlife persecution and animal rights violations that took place during the 2023/24 hunting season.…
puppy farm footage shows shocking animal abuse
Shocking new footage from a factory puppy farm in the US has exposed the brutal conditions and experiments an animal testing company is carrying out. However, the same US-based company…
Forced swim test dropped from three UK research bodies
The disgusting research practice known as the animal forced swim test came a step closer to being abolished in the UK, as more labs withdraw support for it – not…