The UK government has lifted its ban which stopped animal testing for cosmetic products – and have been accused of being less than transparent about it all. Animal testing for make-up was originally ...

Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.

The world is full of brilliant creatures, many of whom are smarter than us. One of them is the octopus. This creature can open doors, release itself from jars, turn on lights, and manage to control ...

Pictures and videos have exposed the shocking conditions inside the 'UK's worst zoo' where a keeper was once mauled to death ...

While anybody who’s ever had a pet knows that animals are sentient beings, the U.K. government is legally recognizing animal sentience for the first time. The new laws are a victory for animals and ...

The government has set out a plan to phase out scientific experimentation on live animals in all but the most exceptional situations. New funding will be given to researchers to support a pivot ...

This is what happened to the animals at the UK's first Sea Life centre, in Scotland's Loch Creran, after it was closed in in October 2018.