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Our analysis shows the media often depicts high-welfare farms, even when reporting animal abuse. This sanitised imagery hides the industrial reality most animals face and misinforms the public.
Read our report on #FoodChainMisinformation here: animallawfoundation.org/misinformation
Read our report on #FoodChainMisinformation here: animallawfoundation.org/misinformation
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our analysis shows the media often depicts high-welfare farms, even when reporting animal abuse. This sanitised imagery hides the industrial reality most animals face and misinforms the public.
Read our report on #FoodChainMisinformation here: animallawfoundation.org/misinformation
Read our report on #FoodChainMisinformation here: animallawfoundation.org/misinformation
What is the role of vets in this? And what is the way forward?
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What is the role of vets in this? And what is the way forward?
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But the evidence clearly indicates tail docking remains a routine procedure.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
But the evidence clearly indicates tail docking remains a routine procedure.
Routine mutilations are forbidden.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Routine mutilations are forbidden.
The law is clear.
Routine mutilations are prohibited.
Yet research has found tail docking present on up to 85% of farms in the UK.
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Routine mutilations are prohibited.
Yet research has found tail docking present on up to 85% of farms in the UK.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The law is clear.
Routine mutilations are prohibited.
Yet research has found tail docking present on up to 85% of farms in the UK.
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Routine mutilations are prohibited.
Yet research has found tail docking present on up to 85% of farms in the UK.
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Farmed animals are protected by several laws across the UK.
These include The Animal Welfare Act 2006, which mandates that animals are spared any unnecessary suffering, and imposes a duty on those responsible for the animals to ensure their welfare.
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These include The Animal Welfare Act 2006, which mandates that animals are spared any unnecessary suffering, and imposes a duty on those responsible for the animals to ensure their welfare.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Farmed animals are protected by several laws across the UK.
These include The Animal Welfare Act 2006, which mandates that animals are spared any unnecessary suffering, and imposes a duty on those responsible for the animals to ensure their welfare.
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These include The Animal Welfare Act 2006, which mandates that animals are spared any unnecessary suffering, and imposes a duty on those responsible for the animals to ensure their welfare.
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This is why we’re leading the call for #OfficialGuidance for fish and decapod crustaceans.
Read more: animallawfoundation.org/crustaceans-...
#PainAtTheTimeofKilling #OffishialGuidance #AnimalProtection
Read more: animallawfoundation.org/crustaceans-...
#PainAtTheTimeofKilling #OffishialGuidance #AnimalProtection
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is why we’re leading the call for #OfficialGuidance for fish and decapod crustaceans.
Read more: animallawfoundation.org/crustaceans-...
#PainAtTheTimeofKilling #OffishialGuidance #AnimalProtection
Read more: animallawfoundation.org/crustaceans-...
#PainAtTheTimeofKilling #OffishialGuidance #AnimalProtection
Clarity in legal requirements is essential for enforcement. Official guidance helps translate legal protections into day-to-day practice to ensure animals get the safeguards the law already promises them.
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Clarity in legal requirements is essential for enforcement. Official guidance helps translate legal protections into day-to-day practice to ensure animals get the safeguards the law already promises them.
Why are we calling for official guidance?
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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Why are we calling for official guidance?
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Behind the numbers: The true scale of animal agriculture in the UK
Read our insight and find out the numbers of UK animal agriculture: animallawfoundation.org/insights/beh...
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TheEnforcementProblem
Read our insight and find out the numbers of UK animal agriculture: animallawfoundation.org/insights/beh...
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TheEnforcementProblem
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Behind the numbers: The true scale of animal agriculture in the UK
Read our insight and find out the numbers of UK animal agriculture: animallawfoundation.org/insights/beh...
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TheEnforcementProblem
Read our insight and find out the numbers of UK animal agriculture: animallawfoundation.org/insights/beh...
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TheEnforcementProblem
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
After Wakker Dier’s success in challenging the Dutch Government for lack of enforcement of EU Transport Regulation 1/2005, where the Court ruled that the law should be enforced, UK animal groups decided to make similar arguments, as the same law applied here.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
After Wakker Dier’s success in challenging the Dutch Government for lack of enforcement of EU Transport Regulation 1/2005, where the Court ruled that the law should be enforced, UK animal groups decided to make similar arguments, as the same law applied here.
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Did you know that the movement to challenge the legality of current chicken handling practices was first started in The Netherlands by @wakkerdier.bsky.social ?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Did you know that the movement to challenge the legality of current chicken handling practices was first started in The Netherlands by @wakkerdier.bsky.social ?
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Later that day, we presented data findings on #TheEnforcementProblem in Parliament, sharing evidence with MPs and stakeholders at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare – data we will be sharing publicly soon.
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TradeTalks
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TradeTalks
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Later that day, we presented data findings on #TheEnforcementProblem in Parliament, sharing evidence with MPs and stakeholders at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare – data we will be sharing publicly soon.
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TradeTalks
#AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TradeTalks
From trade talks to Parliament 🇬🇧🐾
Yesterday we met with the Department of Business and Trade's trade negotiating team to highlight key UK animal welfare laws that go beyond EU standards – vital context as they negotiate animal trade agreements.
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Yesterday we met with the Department of Business and Trade's trade negotiating team to highlight key UK animal welfare laws that go beyond EU standards – vital context as they negotiate animal trade agreements.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
From trade talks to Parliament 🇬🇧🐾
Yesterday we met with the Department of Business and Trade's trade negotiating team to highlight key UK animal welfare laws that go beyond EU standards – vital context as they negotiate animal trade agreements.
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Yesterday we met with the Department of Business and Trade's trade negotiating team to highlight key UK animal welfare laws that go beyond EU standards – vital context as they negotiate animal trade agreements.
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However, there are serious concerns about welfare practices in some 🇮🇳 production systems, which this agreement is set to increase, particularly prawn and cattle farming and leather production, where methods such as eyestalk ablation, inhumane slaughter and poor transport conditions remain common
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
However, there are serious concerns about welfare practices in some 🇮🇳 production systems, which this agreement is set to increase, particularly prawn and cattle farming and leather production, where methods such as eyestalk ablation, inhumane slaughter and poor transport conditions remain common
It is encouraging that the deal reaffirms the UK’s right to uphold its own high standards through preventing any dilution of our existing protections and restricting imports on animal welfare grounds in compliance with World Trade Organisation rules.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It is encouraging that the deal reaffirms the UK’s right to uphold its own high standards through preventing any dilution of our existing protections and restricting imports on animal welfare grounds in compliance with World Trade Organisation rules.
The recent UK-India trade agreement offers both opportunities and challenges for animal welfare.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The recent UK-India trade agreement offers both opportunities and challenges for animal welfare.
Can the UK uphold its animal welfare standards in trade?
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November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Can the UK uphold its animal welfare standards in trade?
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October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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A material planning consideration is something a council is legally allowed to take into account when deciding a planning application.
Our Founder Edie Bowles says, “This recognition matters because it brings the lives of animals into the heart of decisions that affect their lives.”
Our Founder Edie Bowles says, “This recognition matters because it brings the lives of animals into the heart of decisions that affect their lives.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A material planning consideration is something a council is legally allowed to take into account when deciding a planning application.
Our Founder Edie Bowles says, “This recognition matters because it brings the lives of animals into the heart of decisions that affect their lives.”
Our Founder Edie Bowles says, “This recognition matters because it brings the lives of animals into the heart of decisions that affect their lives.”