Micro pig farm gets ad ban for pet that’s not so wee wee wee – The Guardian
“Cambridgeshire-based breeder made false claims its pigs would remain pint-sized, ASA rules.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: animals
Welsh Assembly badger cull order quashed – The Independent
“The controversial order to cull badgers in Wales was quashed by the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 13th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Great-grandmother tagged over goldfish sale overturns sentence – Daily Telegraph
“A great-grandmother fitted with an electronic tag after a goldfish was sold to a teenager at her pet shop has had her sentence quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Auctioneer fined for selling chest of drawers containing birds’ eggs – Daily Telegraph
“An auctioneer has been fined £1,000 and left with a criminal record for trying to sell a chest of drawers containing 100-year-old birds’ eggs.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Wakefield couple face jail over skin and skull trade – BBC News
“A couple from West Yorkshire have been told they could go to jail after admitting trading in the skins and skulls of endangered species.”
BBC News, 1st March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial review over badger cull – BBC News
“A charity is seeking a judicial review of a decision to order a cull of badgers in parts of west Wales in an attempt to eradicate bovine TB.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man guilty of destroying bat site – BBC News
“A planning consultant has been convicted of two charges of damaging or destroying the sites of protected bat species at a former hospital building.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officer trampled by herd of cattle wins payout – Daily Telegraph
“A police inspector left unable to work for five months after being trampled by a herd of cattle has received more than £10,000 from the landowner.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Order to release animal test data – BBC News
“Several universities and major colleges have been ordered to reveal information about their animal experiments by the Information Commissioner’s Office.”
BBC News, 9th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court action aims to save rare insects from lorries – The Times
“An attempt began yesterday to stop a patch of land described as one of the country’s top three insect homes being turned into a lorry park and warehouse.”
The Times, 19th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pet owners reined in by conduct code – The Guardian
“The cats will already have figured out that under the government’s new code of conduct for pet owners the rule ‘create a suitable environment for your pet to live in’ should mean extra sardines and access to the duvet pile in the airing cupboard. An eight-week consultation period, on codes of conduct for owners of cats, dogs and horses, was introduced yesterday by the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, who said the guidance gave practical advice on how people should meet their responsibilities under the 2006 Animal Welfare Act.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Farmers sue labs over foot-and-mouth – The Independent
“A group of farmers have launched a legal claim against two laboratories blamed for last year’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
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Regina (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Times Law Reports
Queen’s Bench Division
“The control of dangerous contagious poultry disease by mass slaughter using ventilation shutdown was compatible and proportionate with European Union law.”
The Times, 16th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
P lease note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Call for ban on primates as pets – BBC News
“A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an MP has urged.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-wife wins new home and £50,000 a year maintenance – for her horses – The Times
“Forget bitter divorce battles with wives seeking multimillion-pound maintenance awards for themselves and their progeny — the latest arena for dispute could be a couple’s animals after a landmark ruling in which a wife has been awarded £50,000 a year in maintenance, just for the upkeep of her three horses.”
The Times, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MoD pays out tens of thousands of pounds over animals killed by jet training – The Times
“Low-flying by the RAF caused the death of or serious injuries to dozens of horses, cows, chickens and other animals in a series of incidents for which the Ministry of Defence has paid tens of thousands of pounds of compensation.”
The Times, 1st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and Another – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experiment licences was exempt from disclosure under freedom of information provisions if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence.”
The Times, 5th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and another – WLR Daily
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experimentation licences was exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence, which was a subjective test requiring consideration of the position when the information was given and the intentions of the giver at that time, rather than an objective test derived from the law of confidentiality.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Legal fight ahead if badger cull rejected – Reuters
“Farmers said on Friday they would launch a legal challenge if the farm ministry rejected as expected next week a badger cull to help tackle bovine tuberculosis in cattle.”
Reuters, 4th July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Woman trampled by cows sues farmer for £1 million damages – Daily Telegraph
“A businesswoman who was trampled by cows as she walked through a field is suing the farmer who owns the herd for £1 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
