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 ...

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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 ...

Cruel dog breeding practices including puppy farming are to be banned under the Government’s new animal welfare strategy (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Snaring and puppy farming are set to be ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it ...

Boiling live lobsters and crabs will be banned by the government under reforms to animal rights. In its new animal welfare strategy for England, published on Monday, the government said that “live ...

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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 ...

There's an entire industry built around dieting. Most of its products are intended to help people lose weight, gain muscle, or live longer. But as the global human population steadily climbs, ...

Boiling live lobsters is set to be banned as part of the government's new animal welfare strategy after the practice was deemed an "unacceptable killing method". New legislation will outlaw the ...

In what is being hailed as the ultimate holiday gift for the rock community, Planet Rock has announced an exclusive broadcast that will feature a piece of music history previously locked away in the ...