We Are Nothing Without Nature
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” Frank Lloyd Wright. As a keen naturalist and birdwatcher, I spend a lot of my spare time exploring the British countryside, enjoying the abundance and variety that mother
Build Back Better for Bees
Today is World Bee Day – a time to focus on the incredible and unique contribution these tiny insects make to keep our world healthy.
Historic Progress For Animals Announced
This week has been an historic moment for animal welfare in the UK with plans for key reforms announced by government, including legal recognition of animal sentience and a ban on live exports.
The Lies and Half-Truths That Keep Factory Farming Afloat
As the United Nations Food Systems Summit approaches in September this year, Peter Stevenson OBE, our Chief Policy Advisor, shares his thoughts on why factory farming so dominates animal agriculture. Peter has worked in the animal welfare movement for almost three
Restoring Life On Earth
The focus of this year’s global Earth Day is on how we can restore our Earth. Between 20th and 22nd April, people in 190 countries will be organising events and promoting ways we can help heal the damage we have
The Deadly Cruelty Of Live Animal Exports
You'd be forgiven for thinking that it's just designer furniture, cereal, cotton, oil, gas and miscellaneous gifts like Rubik's cubes, that have been caught up in the modern day, marine traffic jam in the Suez Canal.
If fish had fur
When I look back over three decades of progress on the way we treat animals, it has been heartening to see how attitudes and understanding has evolved to insist on better treatment.
Water and Welfare
Today, 22nd March 2021, is the United Nations World Water Day. It's about raising awareness of the value of water and the importance of protecting this vital resource on which we all depend.
For the love of life
Today, 3rd March 2021, is United Nations World Wildlife Day: a hugely special day to celebrate the wonder of the world’s wild animals and plants.
Why Pigs and Polar Bears Don’t Mix
Saturday 27th February is International Polar Bear Day. A day to celebrate these magnificent animals whose plight has drawn the world’s attention to the threat of climate change.