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Access to justice is a cornerstone of any fair and civilised society. It ensures that rights are not merely theoretical, but enforceable;...

The Competition Markets Authority has referred the supply of veterinary services for household pets in the United Kingdom for a market...

Currently, there is no specific legislation covering companion animals in rental homes for assured shorthold tenancies. There is no...

The recent Beavers (England) Order 2022 granted the Eurasian beavers increased legal protection against persecution and habitat...

The recent Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 increased the maximum custodial sentence for several key animal welfare offences from six...

In certain circumstances, powers of arrest are exercisable not just by police officers but by ordinary citizens, similarly conduct that...

In March 2021, the government proposed a Bill that would broaden police powers when responding to public protests. The response was mixed...

This is an updated version of a previous article , published prior to the enactment of the Internal Markets Act. The Internal Markets Act...

Edie Bowles and Sam March Advocates for Animals, the UK’s first animal protection law firm, has found that crimes against animals can...

Complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority can be an effective way for animal advocates to hold animal industries to account....

After three years since Advocates for Animals launched, Edie takes the opportunity to reflect on what we have learnt and why continued...

Today, on the United Nations ' World Bee Day ', Sam March considers the extent to which the law protects these crucial pollinators in...

Successful criminal prosecutions can shut down abusive farms or cruel hunts and reclaim thousands from unlicensed breeders, poachers or...

Animal rights activism often involves exposing wrongdoing and malpractice, but what can a person do if they find out their employer; or...

This week guest writer Joe Wills will look into the topic of personhood. One of the law’s most fundamental divides is between the human...

Activists are often on the receiving end of injunctions; the recent Canada Goose case being one such example. Guest writer and barrister...

Animal Rights Activism and Employment Law As believers in animal rights and welfare, it is almost expected of us to engage in activism...

On Monday two men who ate dead, uncooked squirrels at a vegan food fair were found guilty of a public order offence and fined. This was...

A major barrier for activists in speaking out against animal oppression, or publicising the results of investigations, can be the threat...