Welsh badger cull scrapped in favour of vaccination

Farmers and unions have described the decision not to cull as a betrayal The Welsh government has dropped plans to cull badgers as part of an attempt to wipe out bovine TB in cattle. Environment Minister John Griffiths said he had instead opted to vaccinate the animals after carefully considering the scientific evidence. A review [...]

Advisers warned government on badger cull

UK badger culling plans could kill tens of thousands of the animals, worsen the cattle tuberculosis problem, and put the country in breach of a European wildlife treaty, advisers have warned. The government is to allow culling in England to curb cattle TB, with a similar move possible in Wales. The Labour Party used Freedom [...]

Canada Geese cull protestors at Bowness Bay today

Protestors gather at Bowness Bay to oppose the culling of 200 Canada Geese PROTESTORS against the culling of 200 Canada Geese gathered at Bowness Bay today. Between 50 and 100 campaigners chanted ‘Kill the cull’ and held up banners saying ‘Peace for Geese’ and ‘Shafted by the LDNPA’ to oppose the proposed culling this spring. [...]

URGENT Lake District Goose Cull

Please, please, please try to come to the peaceful demo against the Windermere geese cull. Meeting at 12 noon at Bowness (lake cruises area) on Saturday 10th March. Bring banners etc. An announcement was made today which stated they are still going to cull regardless of public opinion and a petition of over 2600 signatures. [...]

Canada geese cull set to go ahead

A cull of Canada geese in the Lake District is set to go ahead despite opposition from animal rights activists. Queen guitarist Brian May has previously criticised the proposals to shoot 200 of the birds on Lake Windermere. The Windermere Geese Management Group (WGMG), made up of representatives from conservation organisations, landowners and scientific bodies, [...]

Please, please try and attend this demo

Save the Windermere Geese On Saturday March 10th, there will be a demonstration at Bowness on Windermere (where the lake cruises leave from), from noon. This will be to hand out leaflets telling residents and visitors how they can help stop the killing. If you would like to read more about this proposed cull, please [...]

Re-think hope over plans to cull Canada geese on Windermere

GROWING condemnation over plans to cull 200 Canada geese on Windermere has sparked a re-think by national park bosses. Staunch opponents of the proposal handed over a 2,600-signature petition to the Lake District National Park Authority this week, urging it to ‘stop this blood bath now’. Plans to shoot the birds this spring, after complaints [...]

Two demos to help stop the Windermere Geese from being culled

You will, no doubt, have heard about plans to shoot 200 Canada geese at Lake Windermere this spring. Animal Aid has joined with local campaigners to try to stop this senseless and unethical cull. This Friday – 24th February – campaigners will be handing in a petition to the Lake District National Park Authority at [...]

National Demo against the Deer Shoot

On Saturday 5th November 2011 Meet 12 noon corner of Horse fair (Kingston Bridge, Hampton Wick side) and Barge Walk, opposite the South-East corner of Bushy Park. From there we will march through Kingston finishing at the Kingston Gate of Richmond Park, educating the public along the way through town about the deer shoot. Please [...]

Tory fringe meeting disrupted

A Fringe Event at the Conservative Party Conference was disrupted by a two hunt saboteurs. The Reception was held by the National Farmers Union was held at the Palace Hotel In Manchester. Peter Kendall (director of the NFU) was on the panel as well as James Paice MP, Lord Taylor, Richard Benyon, and Mark Spencer. [...]