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Wildlife protection Alarming animal suffering and zoonotic disease risk exposed on Chinese fur farms as calls for UK fur import ban intensify

LONDON―Alarming footage from fur farms in north China shows foxes, raccoon dogs and mink exhibiting repetitive, stereotypical behaviour associated with mental decline and animals kept in intensive

Mink on a fur farm
BREAKING: Max Mara urged to drop cruel fur in largest global anti-fur campaign ahead of Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris

LONDON— Ahead of Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, the largest ever global anti-fur consumer campaign has been launched to urge fashion house Max Mara to go fur-free. The campaign is

FOI request reveals that the government is failing to publish evidence of 96% opposition to killing animals for fur

LONDON— Animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK has intensified calls for a UK fur import and sales ban following the publication of an email from former Environment Secretary

Armed Forces chefs will be putting more plants on plates after attending a vegan cookery masterclass

LONDON — Military chef instructors from across the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and Civil Service have been learning how to create plant-based, flavour-filled, planet-friendly dishes

EatKind in restaurants

Vegan and vegetarian eateries across the UK come together to raise vital funds for animal protection through EatKind in restaurants, our campaign launching this World Vegan Month in November. In the

Pigs look out from an enclosure
Polling reveals millions of Brits put ‘protecting animals from cruelty’ amongst top three most important policies that will influence their votes

LONDON — Over two-thirds (67%) of the British public think that a political party planning to pass more laws to improve animal welfare and protect animals from cruelty would have ‘the right priorities

Don’t let us down! Campaigners and MPs with giant inflatable animals urge Government to pass Bill to ban hunting trophy imports

LONDON —Cross-party MPs and Peers, alongside campaigners from the Coalition Against Trophy & Canned Hunting including animal protection organisations Humane Society International/UK and FOUR PAWS UK

Last chance to save Bill to ban UK imports of hunting trophies following hijack by a small group of pro-hunting policymakers

LONDON—A small number of Peers have been criticised by animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK for attempting to wreck the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill at its

Leading virologists warn fur farms risk the next pandemic as avian flu outbreaks at Finnish fur farms raise concerns

LONDON―Virologists from Imperial College London’s Department of Infectious Disease have warned of the public health threat posed by the global fur trade, after outbreaks of avian flu (H5N1) on mink