Join us in extending congratulations to our winners of the 2024 Annual Student Essay Competition. In first place, Archie Philips, in second place, Hannah White and in third place, Sylvia Cullen. Archie studied a BA in Classics at the University of Cambridge, during which he wrote a dissertation...
Honouring Richard Martin MP written by guest author Erin Poppenga The first animal to receive justice for suffering extreme cruelty was a donkey in 1822. This success was all due to the prosecuting attorney, Richard Martin,...
The Pet Abduction Bill 2023-24 received Royal Assent on 24th May 2024. The Pet Abduction Act 2024 will come into force in England and Northern Ireland in August 2024. Prior to the Act coming into force, theft of a cherished family pet continues to come under the Theft Act 1968. Under that Act...
4 October 2023Laura Kiy, Tiffany Mitchell, Lotta Teale, Paula Sparks – UK Centre for Animal Law For World Animal Day, we are celebrating recent positive law reforms that have the potential to improve the lives of animals across the globe. We encourage all legislatures and courts around the...
Join us in extending congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Annual Student Essay Competition. Daniel is our first-place winner for the 2023 competition, and you’ll be able to read his article in our next edition of the UK Journal of Animal Law which should be published December...
Betteshanger Country Park in Deal, Kent is a testament to the positive environmental impact a community can have when they come together to reimagine and revitalise land impacted by years of industrial use. Betteshanger Country Park is a 250-acre ‘rewilded colliery site’ that boasts a variety of...
In a case brought by Cruelty Free International, (“CFI”) the High Court ruled on 5 May 2023 that the UK government was acting legally when it relaxed its policy ban on animal testing for cosmetics in 2019. However the judge, Mr Justice Linden, acknowledged that the relaxation of the ban was not...
Join us in extending congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Annual Student Essay Competition. Elena, an aspiring barrister completing vocational studies at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy, is our first-place winner, and you’ll be able to read her essay in our upcoming edition of the UK...
By Nicole Bergman – Law Student and A-LAW Legal Correspondent RSPCA publishes thought provoking resources about animals and society. The connection between human behavior, animal welfare, and the plight of the environment are inextricably linked. A change in human behavior, for better or...
By Nicole Bergman – Law Student and A-LAW Legal Correspondent Our Chair, Paula Sparks, along with Professor Andrew Knight, Professor David Favre, and Dr Aysha Akhtar, discuss [article here] the challenges and progress that’s been achieved since Martin’s Act, the first animal welfare...
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