Jan 263 minTop TipsTop Tips: Reporting Animal Cruelty Animal cruelty is when someone doesn’t care for or deliberately hurts an animal. It can include anything from physical violence, to...
Jan 72 minTop TipsTop Tips: Ownership DisputesAnimals are “property” under the law, and as such they have “owners”. Animals do not have any rights themselves, but instead the civil...
Nov 9, 20234 minTop TipsTop Tips: Legal Risks with CampaigningCampaigning is a fundamental part of any organisation, especially when that organisation is committed to raising awareness around animal...
Apr 20, 20235 minTop TipsTop Tips: Bringing a Judicial ReviewJudicial review is a way to challenge the decisions, actions or inactions of a public body because it has not acted lawfully. It is a...
Jan 23, 20234 minTop TipsTop Tips: Making Freedom of Information RequestsRequests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”) are a key legal tool which all those who care about animals...
Jan 2, 20234 minTop TipsTop Tips: Bringing a Civil ClaimThe starting point in civil claims regarding animals is always that animals are “property” under the law, and as such they have...
Nov 23, 20224 minTop TipsTop Tips: Prosecuting Animal Crimes Typically, criminal offences are prosecuted by the police or other prosecuting authorities but what happens when the authorities do not...