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Can lobsters, octopus and like species experience sensations such as pain?

UK Centre for Animal Law 15 December 2021

An independent review of sentience commissioned by the UK Government and conducted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has concluded there is ‘strong scientific evidence decapod crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, prawns, & crayfish) and cephalopod molluscs ( such as such as octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) are sentient.’ …continue

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We explore proposed restrictions on the import of dogs into Great Britain

UK Centre for Animal Law 6 October 2021

With a consultation into the Commercial and Non-Commercial Movement of Pets into Great Britain due to close on 16 Oct 2021, we ask three campaigners (Marc Abraham, Sarah Dixon and Jordan Shelley) at the forefront of the fight against ‘puppy farms’ and ear cropping, respectively, for their views on import …continue

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Nowzad 'Praying for a miracle'

UK Centre for Animal Law 20 August 2021

In this special edition, Peter Egan, actor, animal advocate and ambassador for the charity Nowzad, talks about the organisation behind the headlines, including the brave team who at the time of broadcast are facing danger from Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Our thoughts are also with other animal rescues in the …continue

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Legal challenges to government decisions on badger culling and the Ivory Act

UK Centre for Animal Law 11 August 2021

Our legal experts discuss two legal cases that made the headlines in 2020.  Friends of Antique Cultural Treasures Ltd v DEFRA [2020] EWCA Civ 649, concerning a challenge to the legality of the Ivory Act 2018, and R (National Farmers Union & Anor) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and …continue