By Marianthi Baklava Following He Whakaputanga Moana (the landmark Declaration for the Ocean signed by Polynesian Indigenous leaders in March 2024), momentum continues to build for recognising whales as legal persons. The initiative forms part of wider conservation efforts in the South Pacific led...
By Divya Selvaraj The Zoo Licensing Act (1981) defines zookeeping as the keeping of an animal “when it is elsewhere in the personal possession of the operator of the zoo, or of competent persons acting on his behalf”.1 Read together with the Zoo Licensing Act 1981: Guide to the Act’s...
By Bridget Craghill While snakes are often excluded from mainstream animal welfare discussions, new research is rapidly reshaping scientific and legal understandings of their needs. A new study suggests that housing conditions have significant neurological and behavioural impacts on these animals....
by Jenny Canham Routine male chick culling in the UK Male chick culling is a routine practice in the UK egg industry. Every year, around 45 million male chicks are killed within just hours of being born. Because they are not female, and therefore cannot lay eggs, they are deemed as useless or...
By Advocate Lior Harish The Iconic painting called “The trial of Bill Burn” (see below) is regarded by many (including the UK parliament) as portraying the first1 prosecution under the ‘Act to prevent the cruel and improper treatment of Cattle 18222, also referred to as...
By Aldair Marins Violent interventionism, the theft of natural ethos and, consequently, the silencing of vital expressions have imposed a cruel fate on Puppy, Kuky and Sandro. For around three decades, these elephants were held in captivity, deprived of the exercise of their natural ethos, in...
Join us in extending congratulations to our winners of the 2024 Annual Student Essay Competition. In first place, Archie Philips, in second place, Hannah White and in third place, Sylvia Cullen. Archie studied a BA in Classics at the University of Cambridge, during which he wrote a...
The revised version of the new Government’s Renters’ Rights Bill has been introduced in the Commons. This Bill aims to give renters more stability and security in the process of renting homes, potentially leading to longer tenancies and more positive experiences. The previous...
Honouring Richard Martin MP written by guest author Erin Poppenga The first animal to receive justice for suffering extreme cruelty was a donkey in 1822. This success was all due to the prosecuting attorney, Richard Martin,...
The Pet Abduction Bill 2023-24 received Royal Assent on 24th May 2024. The Pet Abduction Act 2024 will come into force in England and Northern Ireland in August 2024. Prior to the Act coming into force, theft of a cherished family pet continues to come under the Theft Act 1968. Under that Act...
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