25.05.13 We are warning gardeners to tread carefully to avoid harming the wildlife which may be living in their gardens. Every year we receive calls about animals with distressing and often fatal garden injuries which in most cases are completely avoidable, and with gardeners likely to make the most … Continue reading
Tens of thousands of endangered gulls have been shot, trapped and poisoned on one of England‘s largest shooting estates with government approval, according to an investigation by The Guardian newspaper. With permission from government agency, Natural England, lesser black-backed gulls have been systematically destroyed in annual culls ‘for … Continue reading
Three horses were killed yesterday (23 May) while racing at Wetherby. Milano Supreme, Distant Memories and David’s Folly were all killed after falling and sustaining fatal injuries in separate hurdle races during the afternoon. Milano Supreme took a crashing fall at the sixth obstacle in the … Continue reading
24.05.13 We are calling on the people of Dover to support us in a bid for our inspectors to be allowed into the port to monitor live exports. Live exports resumed from the Port of Dover in Kent this month, after previously sailing from Ramsgate for over a year, … Continue reading
Published: 20/05/2013 12:16:42 WIN AMAZING PRIZES ON OUR FUNDRAISING AUCTION We are offering you the opportunity to win ‘money can’t buy’ prizes with our Gala Race Day auction. Prizes include a private viewing of Frankel for four people, a fly fishing holiday on the river Spey in … Continue reading
Published: 09/05/2013 15:20:08 charity bucket collectors wanted to help at our gala race day We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to attend our Animal Health Trust (AHT) Gala Race Day and help boost our charity’s bucket collection throughout the day. Last year we raised over £1,000 to … Continue reading
22.05.13 We are appealing for information after one badger was killed and another seriously injured by snares set up at the entrance to their sett. The two badgers caught were found entangled in a field in Moorends, near Doncaster in the illegally set free-running snares. It is thought they had … Continue reading
20.05.13 Valour the new-born foal is recovering after being abandoned on Coity Common near Bridgend on Monday 13 May. When RSPCA Inspector Nick de Celis was called out to check on a new-born foal, he fully expected to be looking for a mare and its new foal. Inspector de Celis … Continue reading
In the light of yet more evidence of incompetence, cruelty and regulatory breakdown suffered by animals in UK laboratories, Animal Aid is stepping up its campaign to have CCTV installed in establishments that conduct animal experiments. In April, the BUAV published an undercover investigation based on months of … Continue reading
17.05.2013 We are pleased to hear that Gloucestershire County Council voted against the badger cull due to take place from next month. The cull is due to begin after 1 June in two earmarked pilot areas in Gloucestershire and Somerset. At a full council meeting on Wednesday, politicians voted to object to the … Continue reading
