Two important ‘Animal’ Bills pass through the House of Commons and head to the Lords
By Rob Espin, Solicitor and Co-Chair of A-LAW Wildlife Special Interest Group Friday 17 March saw both the Hunting Trophies (Importation Prohibition) and the Animals (Low-Welfare Animal Activities Abroad) Bills successfully pass through third reading in the House of...
2022 ANNUAL STUDENT ESSAY COMPETITION WINNERS
Join us in extending congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Annual Student Essay Competition. Elena, an aspiring barrister completing vocational studies at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy, is our first-place winner, and you’ll be able to read her essay...
For Better or for Worse: We Get to Decide
By Nicole Bergman - Law Student and A-LAW Legal Correspondent RSPCA publishes thought provoking resources about animals and society. The connection between human behavior, animal welfare, and the plight of the environment are inextricably linked. A change in human...
TWO CENTURIES SINCE THE FIRST LAW TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY – WHERE ARE WE NOW?
By Nicole Bergman - Law Student and A-LAW Legal Correspondent Our Chair, Paula Sparks, along with Professor Andrew Knight, Professor David Favre, and Dr Aysha Akhtar, discuss [article here] the challenges and progress that’s been achieved since Martin’s Act, the first...
The Benefits and Drawbacks of the Australian Alliance for Animals
by: Ankita Shanker LLB (R’dg) BCL (Oxf) BPTC (BPP) The animal protection movement is growing fast. From civil society to academics, politicians and legislators to judges, many are engaging in this field, often in pro-animal ways. Associated lifestyles, such as...
The leading role of the United Kingdom during the COP19
By Dr. Meganne Natali The CITES Conference of the Parties, this year called COP19, occurred in Panama City, from 14 to 25 November. The Conference of Parties meets every 2-3 years to review implementation of the Convention. This year, they discussed improving the...
A-LAW member’s sanctuary reflections at Christmas!
By Hannah L Moneagle, Director & Solicitor As with many charities, funding remains an enormous challenge for Willows and, this Christmas, it is hoped that animal lovers and supporters of Willows will choose to buy their Christmas gifts from Willows to secure the...
Why should the UK ban the import of foie gras?
By Dr. Eugénie Duval, Lecturer, Essex Law School Despite recent calls by animal welfare organizations, a ban of foie gras import seems to no longer be on the agenda after the UK government backtracked on this topic. This ban was originally included in the Action Plan...
An Analysis of the UK’s Ivory Act
By Rob Espin What follows is a summary abstract of a longer article from our latest edition of the UK Journal of Animal Law, available to members of the UK Centre for Animal Law. If you would like to read the full article as well as articles about wildlife welfare and...
Crown Court given first suspended prison sentence ruling in animal cruelty case
By Debbie Lee A man was handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence from the Crown Court for poisoning his neighbours' cats, using a high concentration of ethylene glycol mixed with tuna fish. Veterinary tests confirmed that the two cats died as a result of...