A-LAW member, Hannah Moneagle, talks about her grassroots support for a local animal sanctuary and organises a sanctuary visit for members in the new year. In late 2017, I became aware of the plight of four 7/8 week old piglets who were advertised on Facebook as “lean meat.” They were about...
By Rob Espin What follows is a summary abstract of a longer article from our latest edition of the UK Journal of Animal Law, available to members of the UK Centre for Animal Law. If you would like to read the full article as well as articles about wildlife welfare and animal law in general, more...
By Debbie Lee A man was handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence from the Crown Court for poisoning his neighbours’ cats, using a high concentration of ethylene glycol mixed with tuna fish. Veterinary tests confirmed that the two cats died as a result of eating the tainted fish....
by Mary Legge and Nadia Napieraj On April 13, our Student Chapter held an in-depth consideration of fish & crustacean welfare in the UK, joined online by five speakers and more than 50 attendees. The webinar explored the sentience and intelligence of these aquatic animals, the legal framework...
By Mia Puplett Whilst many people might recognise the horseshoe crab’s alien-like appearance, few know that these animals are used in huge numbers in medicine. Horseshoe crabs, which are prehistoric – dating back more than 400 million years – are vital in maintaining food chains within...
By Dr. Joe Wills, Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester Background The name ‘orangutan’ is derived from the Malay words ‘orang’ (person) and ‘hutan’ (forest), and thus means ‘person of the forest’. Alongside humans, they belong to the great ape genus and...
Shared by Thompson G. Page, American lawyer and general counsel to The Center for Animal Litigation, Inc. Participating as a judge in the 2022 Cecilia Moot was a pure delight, and for many who revere the profession, an honor and welcomed professional obligation, to assist and guide future...
By Kirsty Allen, solicitor The uncontrolled use of glue traps by members of the English and Welsh public will soon be banned thanks to the passing of new legislation. Despite their potential to cause significant pain and suffering to small animals, including some protected wildlife, glue traps...
By Hollie Bates, Caseworker at Freedom Law Clinic In the USA, the legal status of animals is currently being challenged by The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP),i whose landmark legal case seeks to free a female Asian elephant named Happy from a solitary zoo enclosure. The New York Court of...
By Charlotte Johnson, student at University of Winchester On March 2, Member States at the UNEA (the United Nations Environment Assembly) adopted the ‘Animal Welfare–Environment–Sustainable Development Nexus’ resolution. This momentous and pioneering resolution is the only resolution with...
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