Following on from my previous post made about this protect, Michelle has lasted the 21 days and has now left the farrowing crate. Animal Rising campaign lead Michelle left the crate on September 22, after entering it at 7am on September 1, thereby completing her 21 day protest to raise awareness about farrowing crates and … Continue reading Activist leaves a farrowing crate after 21 days
Category: Activism
Secrecy around animal testing deemed unlawful
A three-judge panel of the UK Upper Tribunal has ruled in a recent case that blanket secrecy surrounding animal testing licences is incompatible with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The case in question is Cruelty Free International v Information Commissioner and the Home Office. The case, issued at court by … Continue reading Secrecy around animal testing deemed unlawful
Activist spending 21 days inside a farrowing crate in Central London
In order to raise awareness of the plight of pigs reared in Britain’s factory farms, an animal rights activist is currently spending 21 days inside a farrowing crate in Trafalgar Square, in Central London. At the time of writing this post, she is currently on Day 7, and you can follow her journey on her … Continue reading Activist spending 21 days inside a farrowing crate in Central London
Animal cruelty labels on food
I have seen this topic pop up again online and would love to know what people think about this. Food labelling is a major talking point at the moment, most notably with ensuring that the food labels accurately detail how the food was made. Campaigners for years have been asking for animal cruelty labels to … Continue reading Animal cruelty labels on food
Sunday Musings
Daily writing promptIf you had to give one life-changing tip, what would it be?View all responses Go vegan. It is no coincidence that every vegan you meet will tell you that their only regret with veganism is that they did not do it sooner. I will never stop talking about how much better I feel … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Would you farm your pet for food?
No doubt you will have seen this in the news lately, as it has caused quite a stir in UK media. A couple in Wales have been granted permission by their local council to breed guinea pigs for food on their off-grid family farm. The most recent update I have seen states that this decision … Continue reading Would you farm your pet for food?
Pig Gas Chamber shut down and demolished
In 2023 Joey Carbstrong, an animal rights activist who creates detailed expose videos showing the horrors inside UK slaughterhouses, released a video called 'Pignorant' which showed the conditions inside a UK pig gas chamber. The 70-year-old facility in which they filmed, located in Ashton-Under-Lyne in the UK - which killed around 750,000 pigs annually - … Continue reading Pig Gas Chamber shut down and demolished
Should there be tighter restrictions on rabbit ownership?
Labour MP Mike Hedges believes so. At a recent parliament meeting at the Welsh Senedd, he called for a wide range of changes to current animal welfare rules, including proposing rules that restrict who can own rabbits moving forward. Part of the proposal includes prospective rabbit owners to compelte a short course that properly advises … Continue reading Should there be tighter restrictions on rabbit ownership?
Should there be an animal abuse register?
Holly's Law has been all over my news feed recently. The campaign was founded by Annette Bramley, and was sparked by the tragic murder of 26-year-old Holly Bramley in Lincolnshire. Holly tragically lost her life at the hands of her former partner, a man with a known history of violence including documented abuse of former … Continue reading Should there be an animal abuse register?
Sunday Musings
What’s something you’d love to see in the future, but know you probably won’t live to witness? The whole world on a vegan life style. I know that we are a long way from this, but I still live in hope that veganism will become the default during my life time. Wouldn't it be wonderful … Continue reading Sunday Musings