Ministers demand all dogs are microchipped
All dogs will have to be compulsorily microchipped under new regulations being announced today.
‘Apostles of cruelty’ attack RSPCA in parliament
Prosecutions brought by the RSPCA against alleged animal abusers are coming under attack today from a Conservative MP.
Comment: If you want to be kind to animals bring back fox hunting
The fox hunting ban has done nothing for animal welfare. If you really care about animals, you should push for Owen Paterson to have a debate on its repeal.
The Political Week Online: Making policy on the hoof
Meat market: horse burgers, transphobia, Atos, and a David Cameron tantric sex cartoon. Who needs the print media?
Gone to ground? Fox-hunting enemies still wary of Tories
Modernisers in the Conservative party want fox-hunting to “go to ground”, according to a Liberal Democrat MP.
The hedgehog crusade: Widdecombe shows her soft side
Ann Widdecombe’s support for the death penalty is well-known, but the former MP is more sensitive when it comes to animals.
Comment: Putting birds through hell for a hamper
As an animal rights defender taking on Fortnum and Mason, I always fight for the underdog or, in the case of foie gras, the underduck.
Govt proposes ban on wild animals in circuses
The government is moving to ban to use of wild animals like tigers, monkeys and zebras in circus shows.
Government humiliated as it loses animal rights vote
The government was humiliated this afternoon as it lost a vote on animal rights after a series of botched attempts to avoid a debate altogether.
Baroness speaks out against peers’ fur robes
Peers should lead by example and stop using rabbits’ fur on their ceremonial robes, a baroness has said.
