‘A life of abject misery, simply to be worn on someone’s back’
Chris Packham has called for the government to ban imports of fur.
Pick of the Week: Foxhunting, water-cannons and homeopathy
Our best pieces of the week, for your reading pleasure, this week featuring animal rights, Boris Johnson, the eurozine crisis and homeopathy
We don’t hate fox hunting, we hate posh psychopaths
Is the fox hunting debate really about the fox, or is it about how much we hate the upper classes?
David Cameron to sneak through partial fox-hunting ban repeal
Hunting ban could be relaxed in a matter of days.
Comment: The ban on hunting harms animal welfare
Animal rights groups don’t have a shred of evidence about the effect the ban on hunting with dogs has on wildlife
The Week in Westminster: 11-15 February 2013
Plan for the next week in politics with our Westminster guide.
The Political Week Online
With Chris Huhne disgraced and his seat up for grabs, will the controversial Conservative candidate win the seat from the Lib Dems? Or will they be able to hang on to the constituency?
‘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.
The Week in Westminster: 28-24 January 2013
Europe, hunting with dogs, council tax for benefit claimants, and horse meat: Plan for the next week in politics with our Westminster guide.
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.
