Like a lot of people who've chosen to forfeit an omnivorous diet in favor of a kinder, animal-friendly way of life, I do it for ethics.
I was born in the Brazilian countryside and witnessed firsthand the killing of animals for food – as well as (...)
Over 64,000 people have signed a petition against plans for a mega dairy farm, Nocton, in Lincolnshire, a county in the east of England. The petition was organized by 38 Degrees, a non-profit organization that includes Body Shop co-founder Gordon (...)
Bob Barker, the multi-Emmy award winning television personality, has been chosen by the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics to be its sixth Honorary Fellow. The award is given to “outstanding individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the (...)
LONDON: Located in the heart of Shoreditch, London's hippest district in the East End of the city, Saf contradicts any expectation most people have of vegan eateries as a hippie, grungy space.
It's a slick, sophisticated place with a minimalist (...)
African and Muslim countries led the vote in favor of the amendment.
Activists and the public alike have reacted with dismay and anger at a UN vote whereby sexual orientation was removed from a resolution on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary (...)
LONDON: Hunting is a sensitive topic in the United Kingdom, going beyond animal welfare to cross into the perennial class divide issue that is an enduring characteristic of the country.
In 2004, the Labor government saw the passing of a law (...)
The African Center for Biosafety (ACB) has issued a statement to express concerns over the possibility of the inclusion of maize in a revision of South Africa's biofuels policy.
ACB was prompted into action by an announcement made by the Minister (...)
LONDON: The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE), an umbrella group of key animal protection groups across the EU, has expressed “profound” disappointment at the lack of a significant decrease in the number of animals used in (...)
LONDON: Following a decision by the European Commission to authorize the cultivation of BASF's antibiotic-resistance genetically modified potato, Hungary, Austria and Luxembourg launched a legal challenge to the European Court of Justice. The three (...)
LONDON: From October 21 to November 5, Edinburgh's Filmhouse Cinema will play host to Africa in Motion (AiM), the UK's largest African film festival, which arrives for its fifth edition this year. From an attendance of 1,300 people in 2006, AiM grew (...)
LONDON: A campaign to stop the selling of fur in a fashionable district in the East End of London reached a crescendo on Sunday.
About 40 animal rights protesters gathered in the Brick Lane region, famous for its Sunday market and where some (...)
LONDON: The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), a UK-headquartered animal charity with chapters across the globe, last week announced that following the tabling of a bill on September 15 by National Assembly member Hong Heedeok, the (...)
LONDON: October 1 marks the beginning of the month when vegetarians make an extra effort to bring awareness to the cause.
A movement that goes back to the English Romantics led by Percy Shelley, the husband of Mary Shelley, who authored (...)
LONDON: Located in the heart of Shoreditch, London's hippest district in the East End of the city, Saf contradicts any expectation most people have of vegan eateries as a hippie, grungy space.
It's a slick, sophisticated place with a minimalist (...)
LONDON: Animal rights activists and the general public two months ago greeted with enthusiasm the news that Catalonia, a wealthy northern Spanish province, had voted for a ban on bullfighting in the region.
After an intense and lively campaign, (...)
LONDON: CAPS (Captive Animals' Protection Society), in conjunction with its supporter and photographer Barbara Smith, is putting together a photo exhibition called Double Vision and it features photos taken by Barbara. The idea is illustrate the (...)
LONDON: They have been gathering momentum for quite some time in the United States, but now they are coming to the UK as well.
Marches for farmed animals are demonstrations that highlight the suffering of animals on farms, where they are bred, (...)
LONDON: The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) has launched a high profile campaign called Stop the Baby Trade, backed by comedian and actor Ricky Gervais (star of The Office).
The campaign calls for an end to the cruel (...)
LONDON: The London Film Festival is one of the biggest venues of its kind in the world. Less glitzy than Cannes and definitely less arty than Venice, its focus is a balance between independent and mainstream cinema in order to appeal to as broad an (...)