Category: Animal law

  • Animal Rescue intake policies explained

    Animal Rescue intake policies explained

    It is that time of year when animal rescues the world over brace themselves for a rush of unwanted and abandoned animals, but how easy is it to part with a pet? In this modern era of disposable pets, the acceptance of unwanted animals by the larger independent and national animal rescue charities has become…

  • Hares beleaguered on all sides & on the run.

    Hares beleaguered on all sides & on the run.

    Hares have no legal protection It may come as a surprise to many that the iconic and much loved hare is designated as a pest and a game animal and unlike other game animals has no close season so is totally unprotected under UK law. Therefore, it has no respite at all from being killed…