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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 8h

On World Farm Animals Day, we’re asking: Is the Animal Welfare Act working as intended? Our new report explores the gap between the protections in law and what animals experience in practice. 🔗 Read the full report: animallawfoundation.org/reports #WorldFarmAnimalsDay #AWA20 #AnimalWelfareAct

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yesterday, we hosted an event at the Scottish Parliament marking 20 years of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. Thank you to our host Emma Roddick MSP, and everyone who joined us. We look forward to continuing this important work. #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

20 years on, is the Animal Welfare Act 2006 working as intended? Our new insight explores the gap between the protections set out in law and what animals experience in practice. It’s time to put animals back into the Animal Welfare Act. Read the full insight: animallawfoundation.org/insights/aft...

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW REPORT 💡 20 years after the Animal Welfare Act 2006 came into force, there remains a gap between the protections set out in law and what animals experience in practice. It’s time to put animals back into the Animal Welfare Act. Read our report: animallawfoundation.org/reports #AnimalWelfareAct

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Legal protection on paper doesn’t always mean protection in practice. We use the law to help secure meaningful protections for animals. 🐾⚖️

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On 29 September, TALF will be at the Scottish Parliament to mark 20 years of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. Hosted by Emma Roddick MSP, we’ll discuss how to put animals back into the Act. 📍 Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Stay up to date with The Animal Law Foundation. 🐾⚖️ Sign up to our newsletter for the latest on our work, legal action and developments in animal law. 🔗 Sign up via the link animallawfoundation.org/stay-updated

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our Executive Director, Edie Bowles, writes for Irish Legal News on the live boiling of lobsters and crabs in Northern Ireland and the need for clear guidance. Read more: www.irishlegal.com/articles/edi...

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We have sent a Pre-Action Protocol Letter to DAERA, challenging its enforcement of farmed animal welfare laws in Northern Ireland. DAERA now has the opportunity to respond before we decide whether to commence judicial review proceedings. Learn more below.

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Lobsters are recognised as sentient beings. Following our work, England and Wales have now accepted that it is not an acceptable to boil them alive under current law. Northern Ireland has yet to confirm its position. Learn more: animallawfoundation.org/crustaceans-...

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Our new insight explores what the courts have said about the relationship between animal suffering, commercial interests and the law, from cases dating back more than a century to the Court of Appeal’s 2024 decision concerning fast-growing chickens. animallawfoundation.org/insights/pro...

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In a written answer to Mike Hedges MS, the Welsh Government has repeated its commitment to introduce guidance to make it clear that live boiling of lobsters and crabs is not permitted under the current law. We now need to see robust guidance to end live boiling in Wales.

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The narrative of idyllic outdoor living for farmed animals is pervasive. The reality is very different. Our latest insight explores why this continues despite laws against misleading adverts. animallawfoundation.org/insights/why...

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We’re delighted that comedian @aliceetches.bsky.social believes in the power of animal law. Animal law matters because the law is one of the most powerful tools we have to protect animals and to hold those responsible for their welfare to account. #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The highest administrative court in The Netherlands has made it clear that companies cannot pick chickens up by the legs and that weak enforcement elsewhere in Europe is no excuse for failing to enforce binding EU law. Well done @wakkerdier.bsky.social for bringing this important case.

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Our Wales crustacean win has made headlines, with coverage from @nation.cymru, The Pembrokeshire Herald and @thefishingdaily.bsky.social. In response to our letter, the Welsh Government confirmed its position aligns with DEFRA's: boiling crustaceans alive is unacceptable under current Welsh law. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We're delighted to share a major win! The Welsh Government has responded to our letter and confirmed it stands with DEFRA: boiling decapod crustaceans alive is unacceptable under current Welsh law. Wales will now work alongside DEFRA to develop welfare at the time of killing guidance. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Last night, The Animal Law Foundation had the great pleasure of bringing together organisations, lawyers, and advocates who work hard to improve animal protection and celebrate the progress made for animals under the law. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Meet Shreya, a law student from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social sharing her perspective on animal protection law. Hear her thoughts on why enforcing animal welfare laws matters as much as having them in the first place and how strongly the law should reflect how much people value animal welfare. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our letter to the Northern Irish government has been covered by The Irish News, @thefishingdaily.bsky.social and @irishlegal.com The letter calls on the Northern Ireland Executive to acknowledge that boiling lobsters and crabs alive is incompatible with existing Northern Irish law.

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We argue that boiling lobsters and crabs alive is illegal in Northern Ireland, under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014. We are urging the Northern Irish government to formally state this and issue clear guidance for the industry and regulators. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Along with 17 animal protection organisations, we have written to the Northern Irish government regarding live boiling of crustaceans. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A British broiler chicken lives just 40 days, with multiple laws governing that short life. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The guga hunt is at the centre of a growing animal welfare debate. Our Executive Director, Edie Bowles, told @theferret.scot that the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act has been weakened to the point that it is hard to reconcile the legal protection with current practices.

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Don't let the packaging fool you. The reality of how most animals are raised is far removed from what's shown in marketing and advertising, undermining consumer protection law and choices. #FoodChainMisinformation #ConsumerLaw #AnimalLaw thank you @aliceetches.bsky.social

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Breaching the Animal Welfare Act 2006 carries consequences – from suspended sentences to lifetime bans on keeping animals. Anyone responsible for an animal must give them a proper environment, a proper diet, and protection from pain and suffering, or they face criminal charges. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The UK government has quietly dropped its manifesto pledge to ban foie gras imports – following trade talks with the EU. Foie gras production has been illegal in the UK since 2007, but imported foie gras is still allowed. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Our letter to the Welsh Government is making headlines, including @thefishingdaily.bsky.social, Wales247 and The Pembrokeshire Herald. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

On paper, boiling lobsters and crabs alive is incompatible with Welsh law – but it hasn’t been acknowledged yet. The Animal Law Foundation, alongside over 40 organisations and legal experts, has written an open letter to the new Welsh Government asking them to say so. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Along with 42 animal protection groups and legal experts, we have written to the Welsh Government on a matter of legal urgency. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our formal complaint to the BBC, arguing it aired a misleading statement on pig sentience, has been covered by Food Manufacture. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

How much do law students know about animal protection law? We asked Imogen and Jenisha from The University of Law for their perspectives on it. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What we are shown and what is real are two very different things. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Animal Law Foundation has issued a formal complaint to the BBC arguing misleading claims about pig sentience. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The life of UK farmed animals looks very different from what we are sold. Supermarkets, producers and the media show healthy animals living outdoors. But the reality is that 85% are kept in industrial farming systems, which can include mutilations, confined living and painful selective breeding. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

On the 20th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, our Director Edie Bowles argues that the law already in place needs to be used as intended, and that the current interpretation of concepts like "unnecessary suffering” tends to fall in favour of tradition or commercial interest over animals. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

What is the current situation for farmed fish in Scotland? Multiple investigations show unlawful fish suffering through painful killing methods, cramped conditions, and handling practices – yet not a single prosecution or formal notice has ever been issued over farmed fish welfare in Scotland. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

When bringing a legal challenge concerning animal protection, is there a risk the government will dilute the law instead of enforcing it? 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

What does it mean for an animal to have legal protection? The emergence of animal protection law in the nineteenth century has paved the way to change the way animals are treated. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Up until July 2025, UK law prohibited carrying chickens by their legs, a practice that causes suffering and injuries including breathing difficulties and broken bones. However, government Codes of Practice permitted it and this cruel handling method has been accepted as standard practice. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

There are many farming practices that would shock consumers if they had the full picture. Mutilations, prolonged confinement, harmful selective breeding are some of the UK industrial farming practices that are standard. 85% of all farmed animals in this country are raised in industrial farms. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Does your milk come from ‘battery cows’? writes @tbij.bsky.social The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that there has been a rise in farms housing cows confined indoors 24/7 in the UK. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Tail docking is a mutilation – prohibited by Section 5 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, Section 5 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, and Section 20 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

2.2%. That's how many cases of non-compliance with animal protection law on UK farms led to prosecution in 2024. Non-compliance is the failure to meet the minimum legal standards that were created to protect animals from a whole host of maltreatment, and ensure their welfare needs are met. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The law is clear. The science is clear. 🦞 In December 2025, the UK government officially recognised that boiling these animals alive is unlawful under current law. 🧵👇

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Plaid Cymru’s Welsh Government urged to improve animal protection measures’ reports @nation.cymru Following the elections in Wales, we have written to the new Welsh Government calling on them to put animals back into the Animal Welfare Act 2006. 🧵

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

“[the claimant’s barrister] has manfully attempted to elevate chickens to a status that somehow makes them victims and persons affected…” These were words spoken in a UK High Court hearing about billions of animals suffering fractures and breathing difficulties. 🧵👇

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Our work has recently reached some significant milestones in the government’s Animal Welfare Strategy. Scroll to see what's been achieved, and what it means for what comes next. #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It’s time to press the reset button and put Animals back into the Animal WelfareAct and the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. After 20 years since these landmark pieces of legislation were passed, it is time to assess whether the law is being interpreted as it was intended. 🧵👇

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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Our Executive Director Edie Bowles recently joined Barrister, Professor and co-Editor of @ukhumanrightsblog.bsky.social Rosalind English, alongside Campaigns Director from @adfreecities.bsky.social, Veronica Wiggins, to discuss pervasive forms of misinformation in our food system. 🧵👇

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