Tracking animal welfare policy and news across the UK.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each otherNo one knows where they came from or how they ended up in Norfolk. But one thing is certain: now, there are …
Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationistsAt the start of every spring, before the trees …
In a world seemingly full of bad news, a realistic hope for nature and wildlife can persist. Dr Mark Jones encourages us all to never stop standing up for a better future.
Open letter handed to Number 10 as hundreds of bloody foxes appear in central London
Born Free joins calls for PM to make good on promised Hunting Act reforms.
We need your help to transform Kariba’s life and give her a forever home at Pangea, Europe’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary.
Marineland Antibes, the French government and animal welfare groups all agree on the need to rehome the listless killer whales but no one can agree whereIn a sprawling aquarium complex in south-eastern France that once drew half a million visitors …
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The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe?Two yellowing street lamps cast a pool of light on the dark road winding …
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The British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) charity, the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), is searching for talented people to join its Board of Trustees and committees as it embarks on a new three-year strategy.
Television presenters and naturalists Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin filmed a West Country fox hunt this weekend to highlight the scale of illegal fox hunting still taking place despite the ban.
Participants sought for research on wellbeing in veterinary workplaces04 Feb 2026
Twenty leading marine scientists have written to TUI Group urging the company to end the sale of captive...
We're seeking animal owners to to join our Public Advisory Group30 Jan 2026
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) Northern Ireland Branch has elected Dr Sam Strain as president. He steps into the roles as the veterinary profession continues to feel uncertainty around the future availability of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland (NI).
The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as "a bold marine engineering feat".
The UK Government has launched a public consultation on reforming the outdated Veterinary Surgeons Act.
Indonesia has issued a directive to end elephant riding at tourist attractions. A major step forward for elephant...
The police and animal welfare charities have teamed up to tackle a disturbing crime involving teenagers killing or injuring waterfowl with powerful catapults and being fuelled by boasts on social media.
I have been following the activities of die-hard stag hunts which are still brutally chasing red deer with hounds for miles across swathes of Devon and Somerset countryside despite the hunting ban, before shooting the poor exhausted animal.
New polling data released today shows a clear majority of voters of all parties and people in the countryside as well as towns and cities support a ban on trail hunting.
The British Veterinary Association (BVA), which represents more than 19,000 vets and vet students across the UK, has published an open letter co-signed with 19 other veterinary organisations calling for the continuation of Cambridge Vet School, which is threatened with …
A new report has found that nearly seven in ten elephants used in tourism in Thailand are still...
BVA launches new policy position on the use of artificial intelligence in the veterinary profession.
BVA has responded to the publication of the UK Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy.
Thanks to unwavering support this year from friends like you, thousands of animals got their second chance at life far from the cruel, neglectful situations they were once in. Your continued support rescues animals from desperate situations, helps them heal …
Dear Legacy Society Member,Thanks to unwavering support this year from friends like you, thousands of animals got second chances at life far from the cruel, neglectful situations they were once in. Your continued support rescues animals from desperate situations, helps …