by Ankita Shanker LLB (R’dg), BCL (Oxf), BPTC (BPP) 28 March 2024 was a historic day for the Animal Rights movement, as indigenous leaders of various Pacific Islands banded together to ratify the He Whakaputanga Moana (Declaration for the Ocean). What is significant about this...
On 14 December 2023, the Government moved a step forward to prohibiting in England the keeping of primates as pets by persons at home and in private collections by laying out the draft Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023 (the “Regulations”) . ...
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...
Chris Packham wins libel claim in respect of articles published on Country Squire website accusing him of dishonesty. One of the allegations made against Mr Packham concerned his fundraising for tigers that had been rescued from a circus where he believed they had been kept in conditions not...
By Rob Espin, Solicitor and Co-Chair of A-LAW Wildlife Special Interest Group Friday 17 March saw both the Hunting Trophies (Importation Prohibition) and the Animals (Low-Welfare Animal Activities Abroad) Bills successfully pass through third reading in the House of Commons. The Hunting Trophies...
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...
By Dr. Meganne Natali The CITES Conference of the Parties, this year called COP19, occurred in Panama City, from 14 to 25 November. The Conference of Parties meets every 2-3 years to review implementation of the Convention. This year, they discussed improving the implementation of Convention...
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