Animal Aid http://www.animalaid.org.uk --T00:00:00Z <p>On October 16th 1985 London Greenpeace launched the first International Day of Action Against McDonald&rsquo;s. Groups around the world have been organising days of action on this day every year since. </p> <p><strong>McDonald&rsquo;s symbolises eve... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1381// 13-10-2006T00:00:00Z <p>Come and join in the fun at Animal Aid&rsquo;s 17th Annual Christmas Fayre at Kensington Town Hall, on Sunday 6th December, from 10am until 5pm.</p> <p>Speakers include Dr Dan Lyons from Uncaged, wildlife protection campaigner John Bryant, Dr Jarrod... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_living/ALL/2227// 20-11-2009T00:00:00Z <p><strong>South West Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre</strong><br /> Exeter Corn Exchange (formerly St George&rsquo;s Hall)<br /> Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BU<br /> <strong>Sunday 29 November 2009<br /> 10am-4.30pm<br /> FREE ENTRY</strong></p> ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_living/ALL/2226// 18-11-2009T00:00:00Z <p>Researchers from the British Trust for Ornithology and Natural England published this month results of a study into whether grey squirrels have a negative impact on 38 woodland bird species. Such an accusation has often been made by those with vested i... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/2254// 25-01-2010T00:00:00Z <p>On Sunday, details emerged concerning shocking experiments being conducted on live pigs at Porton Down, a secretive military research centre in Wiltshire. In a series of tests, 18 live pigs were placed just a few feet away from explosives, which were t... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_experiments/ALL/2255// 25-01-2010T00:00:00Z <p>Please write to your MP and ask him or her to sign Early Day Motion (EDM) 507, which calls for a ban on the use of all battery cages for &lsquo;game birds&rsquo;. A decision on their future will soon be taken, so please write as soon as possible.</p> ... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting/ALL/2253// 14-01-2010T00:00:00Z <p>In November, we reported that, according to the farming trade press, hundreds, if not thousands, of sheep and cattle perished in the floods that battered Cumbria. Now comes the news that a million Scottish sheep face being starved or frozen to death on... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/2252// 08-01-2010T00:00:00Z <p>Five animal rights campaigners - including an Animal Aid School Speaker - have won an important victory under the Human Rights Act 1998, following a series of arrests by Lancashire Police in 2006. The placards that the protestors carried - depicting mo... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_other/ALL/2251// 24-12-2009T00:00:00Z <p>The beginning of a new decade is the perfect time to resolve to make a fresh start. What better way of having a compassionate, healthier and happier 2010 than by going veggie or vegan?</p> <p><strong>For Animals</strong></p> <p>During 2009, aroun... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/2250// 23-12-2009T00:00:00Z <p>A draft Code of Practice on the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes has been published by the Gamebird Working Group, which was established under the 2006 Animal Welfare Act. The Working Group looked at a broad range of issues relating t... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting/ALL/2249// 22-12-2009T00:00:00Z