http://www.networkforanimals.org/news News from Network For Animals en christina@networkforanimals.org Copyright 2012 2012-04-24T13:47:24+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/judicial-review-for-badger-cull /news/judicial-review-for-badger-cull#When:13:47:24Z

Tuesday 24th April 2012

Network for Animals is pleased to announce that The Badger Trust’s attempts to secure a judicial review of the decision by DEFRA to commence a pilot cull of badgers in England this year has been successful. ]]> 2012-04-24T13:47:24+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/victory-for-welsh-badgers /news/victory-for-welsh-badgers#When:14:45:02Z

Thursday 22nd March 2012

Last July we brought you the news that the new Welsh government had decided to put plans for a badger cull in Wales on hold while they reviewed the scientific basis for culling badgers as a means of reducing TB in cattle. Today we’re pleased to announce that following the review the government has decided that a vaccination program will take place instead of the cull. ]]> 2012-03-22T14:45:02+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/nfa-partners-with-the-philippines-government /news/nfa-partners-with-the-philippines-government#When:09:32:52Z

Wednesday 14th March 2012

New cooperation between Network for Animals and the Philippines government signals a new era in the campaign to end the illegal trade in dog meat. ]]> 2012-03-14T09:32:52+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/death-knell-for-seal-hunt /news/death-knell-for-seal-hunt#When:16:33:17Z

Wednesday 1st February 2012

A recent Russian trade ban is set to have terminal consequences for the Canadian seal hunt. At last our longest running campaign appears to be over. ]]> 2012-02-01T16:33:17+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/philippines-flood-appeal /news/philippines-flood-appeal#When:09:58:38Z

Wednesday 21st December 2011

Typhoon Washi, which struck Mindanao in the Philippines over the weekend, has caused widespread devastation across the region. With nearly 1000 people officially dead and many more missing, the consequences for people and animals in the area are dire. ]]> 2011-12-21T09:58:38+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/pilot-cull-to-go-ahead /news/pilot-cull-to-go-ahead#When:09:17:42Z

Wednesday 21st December 2011

Network for Animals is extremely disappointed to learn that the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has opted to ignore the scientific evidence and widespread public opposition to their proposed badger cull plans and will proceed early next year with a devastating cull of badgers.
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Monday 28th November 2011

13 MPs met with Network for Animals and the Kennel Club on the 24th November 2011 to collect a petition which calls for the reinforcement of the ban on the Filipino dog meat trade. Shiva the dog also came along to deliver the petition and show solidarity with her canine friends in the Philippines. ]]> 2011-11-28T11:05:05+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/thai-floods-put-animals-at-risk /news/thai-floods-put-animals-at-risk#When:10:50:15Z

Monday 7th November 2011

NFA have given a grant to SCAD, an animal rescue organisation in Bangkok, to help with their spiralling costs in the face of the ongoing flood chaos in the city. As thousands of people and animals have been made homeless, volunteers work tirelessly to protect animals. ]]> 2011-11-07T10:50:15+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/38-degrees-petition /news/38-degrees-petition#When:08:24:59Z

Thursday 20th October 2011

Network for Animals has joined forces with other welfare organisations to encourage supporters to sign the 38 Degrees petition against the badger cull. ]]> 2011-10-20T08:24:59+00:00 http://www.networkforanimals.org/news/two-dog-meat-traders-successfully-prosecuted /news/two-dog-meat-traders-successfully-prosecuted#When:11:22:49Z

Friday 7th October 2011

  On October 3 in Baguio City our representative in the Philippines, Mel Alipio, attended the sentencing of two dog meat traders, Victorino P. Montano and Ricardo de Luna, who had been apprehended while traveling with dogs intended for use in the dog meat trade.  The two men were stopped by police at a checkpoint in Baguio City in June 2011.  Amongst the carnage in the van, the arresting officers discovered blood-stained sacks containing the heads of 25 dogs destined for restaurants in the city.   The judge sentenced the accused for violating R.A. 9482, legislation dealing with controlling the spread of rabies in the Philippines but also encompassing anti-dog meat controls.  The two were fined the equivalent of three thousand US Dollars each and face imprisonment of 1-2 years. In 2008 the "National Anti-Rabies Bill of 2007" took effect in the Philippines.  As a result of extensive lobbying … ]]> 2011-10-07T11:22:49+00:00