Our Down with Duck Farming campaign has hit the ground running! We launched our brand-new campaign video, narrated by Evanna Lynch, and this week we have been celebrating ducks. We have collaborated with sanctuaries and many of our wonderful supporters have shared videos and stories of their duck companions or experiences with our feathered friends. We’ve […]
Celebrity-backed Open Letter to George Eustice – Ayrton Cooper, Campaigns Manager
Our celebrity and expert-backed letter, addressed to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, is calling for the government to implement a complete ban on duck farming in the UK. It has been signed on by Actor and Activist, Evanna Lynch, Architects Lead Vocalist, Sam Carter, Actor and Activist, Peter Egan, Springwatch Presenter, […]
What a weekend! Activists scaled the roof of the National Beef Expo – Ayrton Cooper, Campaigns Manager
On Saturday 28 May, dozens of brave activists fled to Darlington and carried out the biggest action of its kind against an agricultural event in years! The National Beef Association’s ‘Beef Expo’ was supposed to be a celebration of the ‘Best of British’, but Animal Justice Project made national news by gate-crashing the event to show […]
Skyrocketing Costs are Forcing Thousands of Farmers to Quit Dairy – Ayrton Cooper, Campaigns Manager
The soaring costs of feed, fuel, energy and fertilisers are causing farmers to quit dairy farming. A recent survey by the National Farmers’ Union has highlighted the mounting pressures that farmers are facing. In recent years, the combination of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, loss of labour and rising import costs, and now the Russian-Ukraine war, […]
Undercover Investigation: The Horrors Facing Goats at Delamere Dairy – Ayrton Cooper, Campaigns Manager
Major goat dairy brand exposed by Animal Justice Project! Shocking scenes featured in the Independent. As consumers become more aware of the horrors facing cows and calves on dairy farms, a smaller, and lesser-known industry is marketing to those wanting to make kinder, more sustainable choices. Goat’s milk is increasingly promoted as a healthier, more […]
The Latest Animal Ag Stats Are Out For 2021 – Ayrton Cooper, Campaigns Manager
This July, the UK government released the latest ‘Agriculture in the United Kingdom’ report for 2021, so let’s take a look… This annual report outlines agricultural, both plant-based and animal, production, costs, trade, and more. For animal farming, this includes the number of animals kept on farms, animal product production such as milk and eggs, and the […]
Goats to Oats! Outreach Round-up and the Need for Change – Ayrton Cooper, Campaigns Manager
We took our ‘Goats to Oats’ outreach event to Leeds and what a fantastic day it was! We were joined by a dozen activists who helped us give out hundreds of dairy-free cheeses and plant-based milk samples. They went down a treat and we had such positive feedback from the public about buying plant-based foods […]