Policy & Law
Analyzes local and global laws, regulations, and policies affecting animals and the environment, including legal battles, reforms, and advocacy efforts.
Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom
A court case attempting to thwart animal activists from sharing covertly recorded acts of alleged animal cruelty has profound and grave consequences for press freedom, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom’s Peter Greste has warned.
Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
The UK government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports, after the EU made these red lines in its discussions for a trade deal.
Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England
Keir Starmer is coming under pressure from backbench Labour MPs to ban the “cruel” practice of greyhound racing. The Welsh and Scottish governments voted last month to phase out the practice.
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
Ministers are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition.
US 'God squad' waives environmental protections for oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.
First Amendment Food Fight: Big Ag’s Attempts to Stifle Consumer Choice
When you think about attacks on the First Amendment — which provides our constitutional right to free speech — your next thought probably isn’t about food. But, in recent years, attacking free speech has apparently become a primary strategy by Big Ag to keep its stranglehold on the food marketplace.
Long-promised animal cruelty prevention laws quietly shelved by Victorian government
Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state election.
New Colorado Bill Aims to Change How We ‘Depopulate’ Chickens
Many Americans would object to putting a critically sick pet in a hot car to put it out of its misery. Yet since the latest U.S. bird flu outbreak began in early 2022, poultry farmers all over America are using heatstroke to kill sick birds en masse.
Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom
A court case attempting to thwart animal activists from sharing covertly recorded acts of alleged animal cruelty has profound and grave consequences for press freedom, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom’s Peter Greste has warned.
Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
The UK government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports, after the EU made these red lines in its discussions for a trade deal.
Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England
Keir Starmer is coming under pressure from backbench Labour MPs to ban the “cruel” practice of greyhound racing. The Welsh and Scottish governments voted last month to phase out the practice.
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
Ministers are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition.
US 'God squad' waives environmental protections for oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.
First Amendment Food Fight: Big Ag’s Attempts to Stifle Consumer Choice
When you think about attacks on the First Amendment — which provides our constitutional right to free speech — your next thought probably isn’t about food. But, in recent years, attacking free speech has apparently become a primary strategy by Big Ag to keep its stranglehold on the food marketplace.
Long-promised animal cruelty prevention laws quietly shelved by Victorian government
Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state election.
New Colorado Bill Aims to Change How We ‘Depopulate’ Chickens
Many Americans would object to putting a critically sick pet in a hot car to put it out of its misery. Yet since the latest U.S. bird flu outbreak began in early 2022, poultry farmers all over America are using heatstroke to kill sick birds en masse.
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