Hoghton Tower, near Blackburn Hoghton Tower may seem like a peaceful family attraction, but it hides a darker secret. Once they close their doors to the public thousands of ducks and pheasants are used as live targets for shooting practice. Animal welfare groups are campaigning peacefully to make the public aware of the death sentence …
Demonstrate Against the Hoghton Tower Duck & Pheasant Shoot
Sunday 28th February - Demonstrate Against the Hoghton Tower Duck & Pheasant Shoot Demo 12-2pm at Hoghton Tower, near Preston, 2 minutes from Junction 3 of the M65 STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF DUCKS AND PHEASANTS Hoghton Tower are holding a Wedding promotion on the 28th February and it is important that visitors are made aware …
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Ask your MP to help ban battery cages for game birds
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 ‘game birds’. A decision on their future will soon be taken, so please write as soon as possible. The EDM has been tabled following the …
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‘Badger shoot’ protest over cull
A mock shooting of a badger has been staged outside the Welsh assembly, to protest against a cull of the animals. Ministers have announced plans for a cull in a pilot area, mainly north Pembrokeshire, to combat bovine TB. Around 30 Pembrokeshire Against the Cull (PAC) supporters dressed up as badgers enacted the mock killing …
Badger cull to go ahead in Wales to counter ‘dramatic rise’ in bovine TB
Minister claims disease is out of control, but animal welfare groups cite evidence that culling does more harm than good. Thousands of protected badgers will be culled later this year in an attempt to limit the cattle disease bovine tuberculosis (TB) spreading further in Wales. The decision to go ahead with a £9m pilot cull, …
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Help get snares banned
What is a snare? A snare is a primitive means of 'pest' control consisting of a thin wire noose used to trap wild animals. The snare is positioned in such a way that one end is attached to the ground or a heavy object while the other end forms a loop, which traps the animal …
Opposition to snare ban continues
The Scottish government has maintained its opposition to a complete ban on animal snares. The move came as MSPs quizzed Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham about calls from welfare groups to outlaw the wire traps. Ministers have said an effective method to control predators, such as foxes, was vital. The Scottish Parliament's petitions committee is considering …
Wildlife crime: Britain’s killing fields
They call us a nation of animal lovers, yet attacks on creatures in their natural habitats have more than doubled in a year Crimes against wildlife, including badger baiting with dogs, hare coursing, poisoning of protected birds and even trapping them to sell as caged pets have soared to unprecedented heights. New figures from the …
The hunts are still at it…and so are we
At Lush, we're on the side of the foxes, which is why we are proud to launch our latest campaign against illegal fox hunting. We let out a sigh of relief in 2004 when Parliament finally reacted to the will of the people and passed the Hunting Act, which outlawed the chasing and killing of …
Lush bubble bath to support hunt saboteur campaign
The cosmetics company Lush is launching a bubble bath it hopes will raise tens of thousands of pounds for anti-blood sports activists who sabotage fox hunts. The Hunt Saboteurs Association will be the latest beneficiary of proceeds from Lush, the ethical producer of handmade soaps which has gained a reputation for backing radical protest groups. …
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