Elena Edwards Elena Edwards

“Guidance” Not Good Enough for Equine Welfare

The new Equine Welfare Guidance soon to be published will include that “best practice is not to shave the tail unless there is a veterinary/welfare reason to do so”, but will guidance be enough to stop those determined to bare the horses hind ends?

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Elena Edwards Elena Edwards

Animal Concern Welcomes New Policy & Research Lead!

With an Undergraduate degree in Scots Law with English Law, involvement in Freedom of Information reform, and an array of experience around parliamentary proceedings, we are thrilled to welcome Annie Barber as our Research & Policy Lead!

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Elena Edwards Elena Edwards

Help End the Guga Hunt In Scotland

The guga hunt is a tradition where a group of men from Ness, the northernmost village on the Isle of Lewis, travel to the remote island of Sula Sgeir to capture and kill a large amount of young Northern Gannet chicks (also known as guga).

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