Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws ...

Snaring and puppy farming are set to be banned in new sweeping reforms to animal welfare, the government is set to announce. Under the new animal welfare strategy a consultation will also be launched ...

Labour has a proud record on animal welfare. Under the last Labour government, we banned fox hunting, introduced the landmark Animal Welfare Act 2006, and pushed for an EU-wide ban on battery cages.

Boiling lobsters alive will be banned in the UK as ministers promise to raise welfare standards for all types of animals. An ...

Editorial: New protections for hares, and more humane conditions on farms, should be welcomed by all ...

Puppy farms, animal snaring and trail hunting - Banbury MP Sean Woodcock has welcomed ‘the biggest animal welfare reforms in ...

Animal rights activists consider this policy to be a cornerstone of animal welfare' - Emily Holts guides us through the unprecedented changes to animal safeguarding law proposed by DEFRA.

Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has confirmed that the government will consult on welfare improvements for hens and lambs in ...

Washington musician Adam Musick said he had two dreams in life: One was to play music for a living and the other was to raise ...

Feral pig roams Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C. Wild hogs are chewing up the southern landscape, wildlife managers say Courtesy John Grego, Friends of Congaree Swamp From jumping fences, ...

The home side have amassed an imposing lead with wickets still in hand as their captain and Travis Head scored hundreds on ...