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20 Apr 2022 Environment

World Animal Vaccination Day: vaccination supporting better animal welfare

April 20th is World Animal Vaccination Day, when the contribution of vaccines to the health and welfare of animals across the world is celebrated.

Civilised societies don’t betray animals, say leading charities

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19 Apr 2022 Environment

Civilised societies don’t betray animals, say leading charities

“…High standards of animal welfare are one of the hallmarks of a civilised society…they have never been more important”, wrote George Eustice, Secretary of State for the Environment last year.

Vets call on government to support sustainability, a healthy workforce and better animal welfare legislation

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21 Mar 2022 Environment

Vets call on government to support sustainability, a healthy workforce and better animal welfare legislation

Addressing nearly 80 guests including Parliamentarians, key representatives from animal health and welfare organisations, and veterinary professionals, at BVA’s London Dinner in the heart of Westminster, President Dr Justine Shotton praised the efforts of veterinary teams in keeping animals healthy, protecting public health and keeping the food chain moving whilst battling a backdrop of Covid, Brexit and a recent surge in pet ownership.

20 Jan 2022 Environment

Is it time to ban trail and drag hunting? Rachel Maskell says Yes

The 2004 Hunting Act should have been the end. The Labour government responded to the public outcry at the barbarism of hunting with hounds and passed legislation to outlaw such animal cruelty. But the bugles and beagles were not silenced for long.

20 Jan 2022 Environment

Is it time to ban trail and drag hunting? Lord Herbert says No

Even in these unusual times, tens of thousands of people went to see their local pack of hounds at traditional Boxing Day meets. Seventeen years on from the hunting ban, some 250 packs of foxhounds, harriers and beagles are still going strong. Today, hounds no longer pursue live quarry, but instead the trail of a scented rag.

The MoD must embrace the free, animal-friendly alternative to bearskins

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13 Dec 2021 Environment

The MoD must embrace the free, animal-friendly alternative to bearskins

The data is clear, British people are overwhelmingly opposed to wearing fur yet the Ministry of Defence refuses to modernise the bearskin caps of the Queen's Guard. With equally-effective synthetic materials readily available, the solution is obvious - it's time to make this British icon cruelty-free.

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04 Dec 2021 Environment

Battersea welcomes Government's compulsory microchipping of cats announcement

29 Oct 2021 Environment

Penalty Notices Bill would introduce fines of up to £5,000 to crackdown on animal offenders

The core of Brexit has always been the principle of sovereignty: that the UK Parliament, elected by the people of our great nation, has the sole right to make the laws that govern us. That provides us with unrivalled opportunities to improve animal health and welfare, enhance productivity and give confidence to consumers and international trading partners.

Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

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30 Sep 2021 Environment

Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

Today marks the start of the Pre-COP summit, the last chance for world leaders to discuss climate change mitigation strategies ahead of the upcoming negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November in Glasgow. If COP26 organisers are serious about meeting the Paris Agreement and “keeping 1.5 degrees alive” to limit the potentially catastrophic impact of global warming, it’s crucial that all leading drivers of climate change are acknowledged and addressed. Yet, until now, one topic has remained the cow in the room: intensive animal agriculture.