Animal Concern takes a look at the recent House of Lords vote concerning proposed restrictions on protesting against animal testing and how the ban could affect Scotland, if it is passed.

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!

Animal Concern calls on the Government to protect our fundamental right to protest and put animal's rights ahead of the interests of organisations practicing animal testing.

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).

On Monday, the UK government released its new Animal Welfare Strategy which they are calling the “biggest animal welfare reforms in a generation”.

We are thrilled to welcome Devon Docherty as Animal Concern’s new campaigner!

Every year an increasing number of reports come in on the horrific impact fireworks have on animals. Sylvie the rescue greyhound was nearly lost to the terror of fireworks.

Every council in Scotland has the authority to introduce Firework Control Zones. It is up to residents in each council to pressure their local council to help protect those who are vulnerable to the impacts of fireworks. Read on to learn more…

75, 000 reasons why salmon farms are a bad idea as fragile wild fish populations face farm salmon compromising their genetic survival.

The Horse of the Year Show did nothing to stop the ongoing practice of depriving heavy horses of their tails at this year’s show, making their claim that “we will continue to champion the horse, as well as working on our wider responsibility to support the modernisation of practices within the sport.” meaningless.

A big step forward for the Bill to ban Greyhound racing in Scotland!

Unbound the Greyhound coalition were present in full force at the Scottish Parliament to support the introduction of MSP Mark Ruskell’s Bill that seeks to put an end to Greyhound racing in Scotland.

It’s been over a year since the practice of shaving up to 90% of the tail off draft horses was brought to our attention, and since then, we’ve gained incredible support and awareness.

Salmon farming using semi-closed containment technology is not the solution Loch Long Salmon wants us to believe, and Loch Long in Trossochs National Park should not be used for this experiment.

The deaths of mother red panda, Ginger, on the 31st October, and her cub Roxie on the 5th November amid firework explosions at Edinburgh zoo have made national headlines. There can be no more excuses - public firework displays must stop.

Nae Fireworks Night at Whitelee Wind Farm has once again shown that a great many people seek to escape the terror caused by fireworks.

Like many elaborate events celebrated by homo sapiens, Halloween has become one that brings hazards and terror to many animals.

We are stepping-up our campaign against fireworks to build on recent successes in Edinburgh and Glasgow. No matter where you live in the UK there’s something you can do to help end the scourge of fireworks.

Following a call from a concerned horse owner last September over the shaving of Clydesdale's tails ...

Last week we called upon the residents of Edinburgh, now we’re asking all Glasgow residents to complete the consultation on Firework Control Zones (FCZ) in their city.