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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 20h
What is animal law? It shapes how animals are treated – from farmed animals and wildlife to animals in our homes. At TALF, we use the law to challenge breaches, address failures in enforcement and help create a fairer future for all animals. Find out more about our work: animallawfoundation.org
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Our Executive Director Edie Bowles features in The Scotsman, discussing how Scotland risks falling behind England on animal welfare. Read the full article: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Want to find out what happens in response to our letter to Gwynedd Council about the sale of live lobsters? 📩 Sign up to TALF’s newsletter for updates on this case and our latest legal work: animallawfoundation.org/stay-updated
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Last week, we brought together legal professionals and animal welfare organisations at the Scottish Parliament to mark 20 years of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. Our event explored the gap between the law and the protections animals experience, and what needs to happen next.
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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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
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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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
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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
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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
#PainAtTheTimeofKilling #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Read the full articles: pembrokeshire-herald.com/144755/welsh...; nation.cymru/news/welsh-g...; thefishingdaily.com/uk-fishing-i... 🧵
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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
Thank you to everyone who signed our letter. Learn more about our work: animallawfoundation.org/crustaceans-... #PainAtTheTimeofKilling #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection
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Crustaceans PATOK — Animal Law Foundation
Decapod crustaceans - such as lobsters and crabs - are sentient invertebrate animals capable of experiencing emotions, pain and suffering. Yet these sensitive animals regularly experience prolonged an...
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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
Thank you to all who joined us – we return to work with renewed energy. Scroll through to see some highlights from the evening. #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection
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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
Learn more about our work: animallawfoundation.org #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection
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| Lawyers Helping Animals
The Animal Law Foundation is a collective of lawyers for animals who work in legal research, advocacy, and education to strengthen animal protection laws and enforcement in the UK.
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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
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Northern Ireland Urged to Clarify Ban on Boiling Lobsters Alive - NI Fishing Industry News - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Animal welfare groups urge Northern Ireland to clarify that boiling lobsters and crabs alive is illegal under current law.
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Northern Ireland: Animal charity seeks confirmation live boiling of lobsters breaches law
The Animal Law Foundation has written to the Northern Ireland Executive demanding it confirm that live boiling of lobsters, crabs and other decapod crustaceans violates existing law – and that i...
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The Animal Law Foundation @animallawfdn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Call for law on boiling lobsters alive in Northern Ireland to be clarified amid warning ‘inhumane’ practice already illegal
Minister is challenged to speak out on whether existing legislation already prohibits boiling creatures recognised by law as sentient and capable of feeling fear and pain
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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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