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Finn’s Law passes Commons Committee Stage
The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill - commonly known as Finn’s Law – has passed its Committee Stage as it progresses through Parliament.
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Hull's tidal flood scheme and new funding for greyhound welfare
Media coverage of Hull's tidal flood scheme and new funding for greyhound welfare.
The Food Waste Champion, consultation launched to protect our urban trees, and how 2018 was a good year for animal welfare
We look at coverage of the Food Waste Champion, the launch of the consultation to protect our urban trees, and how 2018 was a good year for animal welfare.
APHA and animal welfare during animal transport
We look at social media posts on animal welfare during animal transport.
Fair funding for UK farmers and puppy trade
The government announces a review on farm funding and coverage following Dog’s Trust research on the smuggling of dogs
Third party sales of puppies and kittens, and New Civil Engineer's interview with Sir James Bevan
Our announcement of a consultation to ban the third party sales of puppies and kittens and a New Civil Engineer interview with Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency.
Clean Air Day 2018 and the British Veterinary Association - Thursday 21 June
Coverage of Clean Air Day 2018 and our response the BVA.
Friday 27 April: Pesticides, electric shock collars and Secretary of State at the Sustainable Food Trust
In today's blog we look at the Secretary of State's support for British food produce at the Sustainable Food Trust conference, EU restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides and a number of other topics.
Monday 26 March: Floating pennywort, plastic bottle deposit return schemes and an updated welfare code for meat chickens
Lord Gardiner removes floating pennywort for Invasive Species Week The Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner visited Little Britain lake near Hillingdon today (26 March) as part of Invasive Species Week. There has been coverage in the Daily Telegraph, The Sun, the …
Monday 12 March: Litter Innovation Fund, Northern Forest, fur imports, Ofwat review and shock collars
On the blog today we look at Government funding for innovative projects to tackle litter louts, the planting of the first tree of the Northern Forest and a letter from celebrities calling on Government to ban fur imports post-Brexit. We also look at Ofwat's review into last week’s water outages across England and Wales and the Government’s plans to launch a consultation on banning electric shock collars on cats and dogs.