Issues
Angling is a Blood Sport
Many supporters of fishing claim that fish do not feel pain and so getting
hooked, landed and then killed or returned is not affecting their welfare.
It seems obvious to people who are compassionate about animals, that fish
do feel pain, now scientists have proved this to be the case. Read
more
Animal Experiments
Animal experiments include any experiment on an animal where the animal
is caged or interfered with. Most are conducted in animal experimentation
laboratories, which may be specialized facilities or within universities,
hospitals, zoos or farms. Animal experiments, also known as vivisection,
are broadly separated into cosmetic and medical. Cosmetic testing is not
only for cosmetics, but also household products such as toilet cleaner,
furniture polish, toothpaste etc. Medical experiments are said to promote
human health, but also include research into illegal drugs, diet and cosmetic
surgery. Read more
The Impact of Meat and Dairy on the Environment
One of the current biggest concerns internationally is for the environment
and the damage which humans are causing to it. Farming and eating animals
plays a large part in the warming of the Earth's atmosphere as well as
wasting resources such as water and land. In fact the livestock sector
is the biggest contributor to green house gas emissions. Read
more
Fur Hurts
Many people wrongly believe that it is against the law to sell fur in
this country. Sadly this isn't true. There is still a significant quantity
of fur on sale in high streets and from internet shops in the UK. Read
more
Grand National - National Shame
Around 375 horses die on racecourses in Britain each year.
51 fatalities at Aintree since 1991.
5,000 horses enter the racing industry each year.
6,000 horses leave the racing industry each year; there are not enough
good homes for these animals.
18,000 foals are bred for racing each year. Read
more
Eating Animal Produce
The biggest animal industry is the meat trade. All over the world countless
millions of animals are raised, live and are slaughtered to put meat on
people’s tables. If you care about animals, stop eating them, go
vegan! Read more
Organic and Free-range: Convenient Myths
When faced with the arguments against intensive farming from the perspectives
of the environment and animal welfare many people are tempted to opt for
free-range or organic meats and dairy produce. This is a con. Read
more
Pets
Lots of people who consider they are animal lovers share their homes with
cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, birds or other animals that are considered
as pets. On the surface it may seem that we all love our animals and try
to do the best we can for them, but if we look a little deeper there is
a whole range of animal abuse which occur to provide us with these companions.
Read more
Zoos
Every bank holiday weekend the queues at zoos and aquaria are huge. Everyone
wants a glimpse of the exotic animals and cute babies. What most zoo patrons
don’t stop to consider is that although they are likely to be in
the zoo for a couple of hours, the animals never get to leave. Many visitors
will spend less than 3 minutes looking at most exhibits and some get looked
at for less than 8 seconds. Read more