Brits looking for the best UK Christmas walks this season may want to bookmark one particularly enchanting route for families The post Christmas Day walk is a tradition in itself; it's an excuse to ...

The United Kingdom possesses one of the most extensive frameworks of animal welfare legislation in the world. From the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing ...

An end to farrowing crates and gas stunning in the pig sector, and to caged hens in the egg sector, are set for implementation in England and Wales under the government’s newly published Animal ...

The government has outlined further details of its highly anticipated animal welfare strategy, including proposals for tougher rules on how animals are reared in the UK and slaughtered. The ...

When compared to regions that have been geographically isolated for extended periods of time or that have enormous rainforests, the United Kingdom has a smaller number of native animals. It is worth ...

Trail hunting is set to be banned in England and Wales as part of a new animal welfare strategy to be published by the government on Monday. The practice sees an animal-based scent trail laid for dogs ...

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On night walks through Highgate Wood, Cindy Blaney shares the whirling wonder of the often-maligned mammals with the humans ...

Former leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin has appeared in court accused of stirring up racial hatred - for allegedly sharing a cartoon on social media that showed a giant spider with a ...

Exclusive: Ministers also expected to announce trail-hunting ban in sweeping changes to animal welfare law Shooting hares in England will be banned for most of the year as part of sweeping changes to ...

The government’s much-anticipated animal welfare strategy has been welcomed by farmers and animal rights groups. The strategy has pledged to bring improved welfare for farmed animals, including by ...