Animal Law

Twenty years ago, the Scottish Parliament passed the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. At the time, it was a major step forward in animal protection law, writes The Animal Law Foundation. The Act prohibits causing animals unnecessary suffering. It also places a positive duty on those re

Animal welfare charity OneKind and conservation charity Scottish Badgers and 11 MSPs gathered outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday to celebrate Scotland’s snaring ban that has come into force.

The enforcement of farmed animal welfare laws has not improved since the pandemic, according to a report from the Animal Law Foundation. Only 2.5 per cent of UK farms are inspected on average annually and fewer than one per cent of cases of non-compliance with animal welfare law are being prosecuted

The Animal Law Foundation has threatened legal action against the UK government over the practice of boiling lobsters alive, which it says is illegal. The charity has penned a letter to ministers urging them to enforce laws that mandate humane treatment of recognised sentient beings during their sla