Agri Politics
New legislation introduced to ban live animal exports
A legislation that will put an end to the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain...
Animal Cruelty
Government
Proposal to extend SSPCA's powers to tackle wildlife crime
The Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) may receive extended powers to help investigate and tackle wildlife...
Other
Dorset man arrested for animal cruelty and damage to crops
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and crop damage, as well as other offences, following...
Agri-Business
Co-op suspends purchase of Quack! eggs due to animal-welfare concerns
Lincolnshire Co-op has suspended its purchase of Quack! duck eggs following reports of animal-welfare issues from its egg-supplying farm. “We...
Pig/Poultry
Lincolnshire Trading Standards removes 225 pigs from farm
Lincolnshire Trading Standards has removed 225 pigs from a farm it deemed to be a high-risk premises. An investigation, warranted...
Dairy
Red Tractor terminates farm's membership after TV show uncovers abuse
Red Tractor has terminated a farm’s dairy scheme membership following an investigation into footage shown on TV earlier this week....
Other
78% of Brits against factory farming for cheaper food
According to a recent poll by YouGov, 78% of British people are opposed to factory farming practises which cause animals...
Other
Video: Woman caught kicking and punching horse
A video of a woman kicking and punching a horse in public is being shared across social media. Anti-hunting group Hertfordshire...
Rural Life
Father and son jailed for 'shocking' animal cruelty on Cornwall farm
A father and son operating a smallholding in Cornwall have been sent to prison for 19 weeks and banned from...
Rural Life
Man jailed for neglect of over 200 animals at Surrey farm
A man has been jailed after over 200 animals were found living in poor conditions on a farm in Surrey,...
Rural Life
Yorkshire man jailed for 6 breaches of animal protection order
A man who has been found in breach of an animal protection court order six times has been jailed, North...
N.Ireland
Animal cruelty register petition tabled in the Assembly
A petition signed by thousands of people across the island calling for a central register of animal cruelty offenders has...
Rural Life
Man arrested after sheep ‘believed to have been killed by crossbow’
A man has been arrested and a crossbow recovered after a number of sheep were found dead at a Nottinghamshire...
N.Ireland
Proposals put forward for all-island animal cruelty register
Proposals have been floated for an all-island animal cruelty register to crack down on banned animal keepers moving between jurisdictions to...
Rural Life
Graphic images: Calves targeted in ‘crossbow attack’
Two calves were repeatedly shot with bolts from a crossbow in a vicious attack over the weekend. Discovered by owner...
N.Ireland
Farmer disqualified from keeping farmed animals for 12 months
A farmer from Co. Antrim has been fined £1,750 and disqualified from keeping all farmed animals for 12 months after...
World News
Over 4,000 'severe breaches' of animal welfare rules at UK abattoirs - Report
There has been more than 4,000 severe breaches of animal welfare regulations in British abattoirs over the past two years, data...
N.Ireland
Two months in prison for farmer who failed to dispose of carcasses
An Enniskillen farmer has received two months imprisonment for causing unnecessary suffering to cattle and failure to dispose of animal carcasses....
