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Is biocentricism the solution for fairer animal laws?
Introduction Currently, the world is dominated by human focussed, anthropocentric laws, which means that animal interests will always be...
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- Oct 12
- 8 min
Will new laws better protect beavers and their habitats?
The recent Beavers (England) Order 2022 granted the Eurasian beavers increased legal protection against persecution and habitat...
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Animal Protection and Climate Change
Introduction Animal farming is not only a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but also a significant cause of deforestation. While...
- Jul 5
- 4 min
Seriously Annoying Protests and Inconvenient Human Rights
When the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill (now Act) (the Police Act) was first published, there was a lot of talk and outrage...
- May 31
- 8 min
Will new sentencing guidelines for animal welfare offences result in more prison sentences?
The recent Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 increased the maximum custodial sentence for several key animal welfare offences from six...
- May 25
- 13 min
Citizens Unmuzzled: Citizens’ Arrests and Other Powers in Animal Welfare Cases
In certain circumstances, powers of arrest are exercisable not just by police officers but by ordinary citizens, similarly conduct that...
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill: what next for activists?
In March 2021, the Government proposed a Bill that would broaden police powers when responding to public protests. The response was mixed...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Can we improve Chinese laws from the UK?
A recent parliamentary debate, attended by MPs Rebecca Pow, Jim Shannon, and Andrea Jenkyns, was held to propose an "animal abroad bill,"...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
Fur Farming in the UK: Is it coming back
In May 2021, Defra, along with the Scottish and Welsh governments, launched a consultation on the fur market in Great Britain following...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 9 min
The UK Internal Markets Act: implications for progressive local bans on low-welfare products
This is an updated version of a previous article, published prior to the enactment of the Internal Markets Act. The Internal Markets Act...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Legal Sentience and Animal Law
Jurisdictions around the world are increasingly reforming their legislation to extend the concept of sentience to animals. Sentience can...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
What is Utilitarianism and How Does it Apply to Animal Welfare?
This week guest writer Hayley Lynes will look at what utilitarianism means for animal welfare. What is utilitarianism? Utilitarianism is...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 7 min
Money Laundering Proceeds from Crimes against Animals
Edie Bowles and Sam March Advocates for Animals, the UK’s first animal protection law firm, has found that crimes against animals can...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
CITES and How It Can Help Animals
International wildlife trade has received an increasing amount of attention over recent years, whether this be due to the near extinction...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
How Language Influences Perception of animals and the Law that Follows
This weeks guest writer PhD Candidate Pablo Castello moves between Critical Animal Studies, Continental Philosophy, and Animal Ethics....
- Sep 23, 2021
- 8 min
Animal Advocacy and Advertising Standards: Opportunities and Threats
Complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority can be an effective way for animal advocates to hold animal industries to account....
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Importance of Professionalising Animal Law
After three years since Advocates for Animals launched, Edie takes the opportunity to reflect on what we have learnt and why continued...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
The Law as it Pertains to Bees
Today, on United Nations “World Bee Day”, Sam March considers the extent to which the law protects these crucial pollinators in England...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Companion Animals and Domestic Abuse
This week’s guest writer Christina Warner explores the link between companion animals and domestic abuse. What domestic abuse laws...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
Animal Welfare and Wildlife Crime: Bringing Private Prosecutions
Successful criminal prosecutions can shut down abusive farms or cruel hunts and reclaim thousands from unlicensed breeders, poachers or...