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We are delighted that the Animals and Welfare (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill has been voted on to become law and includes an end to the mass killing of mountain hares in Scotland. AIA has been campaigning against the killing of mountain hares in Scotland for many years. We would like to thank AlisonContinue reading “We are Delighted at Scotland’s Decision to End Mountain Hare Killings”

The Animal Interfaith Alliance Invites you to WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FROM THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC? A Webinar by Dr Andre Menache Introduced by AIA President Dr Richard D. Ryder Wednesday 15th July 2020 at 8.30pm The webinar will be hosted on Zoom and will consist of a half hour presentation followed by anContinue reading “Invitation to Webinar by Dr Andre Menache – ‘What Lessons Can Be Learned from the Corona Virus Pandemic?’”

A coalition of animal welfare organisations, co-ordinated by World Animal Protection (WAP), have launched a Campaign to End the Wildlife Trade. Please Sign the Petition Every day, thousands of animals are forced into the multi-billion pound global trade in wildlife – killed for food, harvested for traditional medicine, traded as ‘exotic’ pets or forced into a life ofContinue reading “Demand an End to the Global Wildlife Trade – Sign the Petition”

The Church Times has reported on the progress of six vegetarian and vegan clerics in its issue of 29th May, three of whom are leaders of some of AIA’s member organisations. These include ASWA Secretary Samantha Chandler, ordained in the Diocese of Winchester; recently retired Vicar of Godshill in the Isle of Wight and CVVContinue reading “Church Times Reports on Vegetarian & Vegan Clerics”

The race is now on to develop a vaccine to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing a new vaccine is not without risk and so it is imperative that researchers use robust scientific methods in order to avoid some of the mistakes of the past. An important step in the right direction is to avoidContinue reading “Which is More Dangerous: Wildlife Markets or Animal Research ? by Dr Andre Menache”

The Animal Interfaith Alliance is very disappointed that the Government failed to take this opportunity to prevent the import of lower animal welfare products into the UK after Brexit. Neil Parish MP, Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee put forward an amendment to the Agriculture Bill, NC2 “International trade agreements: agricultural andContinue reading “Government Fails to Put the Prevention of Lower Welfare Imports of Animal Products into Law”

SAVING HUMAN AND ANIMAL LIVES Animal Free Research UK Launches COVID-19 Research Appeal Current COVID-19 tests tell us only if the virus is in our bodies, not whether we are still infectious.  But Professor Lorna Harries and her team at the University of Exeter are currently optimising a test that could tell users not only whether they are carrying theContinue reading “Help Fund an Animal Free Test that will Detect if you are Infectious with Covid-19”

According to AIA’s scientific adviser, Dr Andre Menache, Covid-19 offers us a golden opportunity to get rid of the ‘animal model’, a concept that belongs to the 20th century, and to focus our efforts on the species in question, namely humans. He says that rather than experimenting with ferrets, monkeys or mice, it would beContinue reading “On Laboratory Animal Day Let’s Switch to 21st Century Technologies”

As we celebrate this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Animal Interfaith Alliance and its member faith-based animal advocacy organisations will be thinking, not only about climate change, but also about the wonderful animals that are so fundamental to our unique planet. Every day so many of these animals are abused in factory farms, laboratories,Continue reading “Celebrating Animals on ‘Earth Day’”

The Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA) has written to the United Nations on behalf of its sixteen faith based animal advocacy member organisations, calling on them to take decisive action to prevent further pandemics.  The letter, addressed to Antonio Guterres the Secretary General of the UN, is here: Your Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the UnitedContinue reading “Faith Groups Write to the UN Calling for Decisive Action to Prevent Further Pandemics”