We are delighted to have been nominated by LexisNexis to win the The Halsbury Award for Rule of Law for 2026! It is great to see our work being recognised in the legal space. It's particularly special to be recognised for the Rule of Law, as this is the principle that defines the legal profession.

Today, The Animal Law Foundation has written to the government alongside @leagueacs.bsky.social and 60 other signatories who are calling on the government to put animals back into The Animal Welfare Act. See who has signed 🧵👇 #AWA20 #AnimalProtection #AnimalLaw

Day two in Court, fighting for chickens. Today we listen to the government's defence over the removal of legal protections for chickens. Stay tuned for more updates. Support our legal work: animallawfoundation.org/donate #HandleWithCare @wakkerdier.bsky.social @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social

Victory for lobsters & crabs🦞🦀 It’s now illegal to boil decapod crustaceans alive in the UK - a major step for animal welfare. The law recognises these animals as sentient and capable of suffering. Via @animallawfdn.bsky.social #AnimalWelfare #MarineLife

Tomorrow we will be in the Royal Courts of Justice for the first day of the full hearing of our challenge over the government’s removal of welfare protections for chickens. Our Executive Director has written about what this case reveals about the UK's animal protection regime 👇🧵

The UK has long been proud of its reputation as a world leader in legal protection for animals. In our first insight of 2026, we look back on our history of legislating to protect farmed animals. 👇

Poultry News reports: “Animal welfare law change to be challenged in court” Next week we will face the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to remove a legal protection that prohibited the handling of chickens by their legs.

In two weeks’ time, we’ll be back at the Royal Courts of Justice to fight for chickens. 🧵👇

We’re hiring! We are looking for a passionate animal advocate to join our team as Advocacy and Communications Officer in London 🫵 🐾 The position is open until filled but apply early to not miss your chance! Apply here: animallawfoundation.org/careers #AnimalProtection #Hiring #JobAlert

Last night we hosted an event with @leagueacs.bsky.social where we were joined by many animal protection organisations marking the 20th anniversary, with consensus that it is time to press the reset button and put animals back into the Animal Welfare Act. 🧵👇

Why animal welfare failures threaten the rule of law: “A common misconception persists that animal protection is a niche issue, peripheral to core legal principles. In reality, it is a litmus test for them.” 🧵👇

How does the Animal Welfare Strategy for England address law enforcement and legal protections for crustaceans, pigs and fish? The new strategy lays out promising new commitments by the government to reinforce legal protections that exist to protect farmed animals. 🧵👇

“If the information we’re given is false, our choices aren’t really ours” At our Parliament event last month, Diane Morgan spoke powerfully about the impact of #FoodChainMisinformation on consumers. 🧵👇

With its new #AnimalWelfareStrategy the UK government has now acknowledged that boiling lobsters alive is illegal 🦞 We are delighted that the government finally agrees with our interpretation of the law. Read the article here: vegoutmag.com/news/r-tns-u... #PainAtTheTimeofKilling #AnimalLaw

2026 begins with a clear purpose. At The Animal Law Foundation, we’re strengthening our efforts to ensure the law truly works for animals – from better enforcement to challenging the failures that leave animals unprotected 🐷🐓🐮🦞🐟 #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

2025 has been a big year for The Animal Law Foundation. We have seen significant progress on some of our key programmes. Read our insight to find out about our key milestones of 2025 👉 animallawfoundation.org/insights/202... #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #2025wrapped

The Animal Law Foundation wishes you a Merry Christmas! 🎄 This festive season, let’s celebrate and protect every creature, great and small 🐮🐔🐷🐟 #MerryChristmas #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

We are thrilled to announce a huge victory! After two years of hard work to have the government recognise boiling lobsters alive is unlawful, our work has finally paid off. In its Animal Welfare Strategy it is now the official position that boiling these animals alive is illegal.

Consumers deserve the truth. Today, @animallawfdn.bsky.social @humaneworldorg.bsky.social and @ciwf.org.uk were in Parliament for our joint event on #FoodChainMisinformation and #HonestLabelling It was great to see MPs, animal protection groups and celebrities join our call for transparency 👇

‘Farm animal welfare in question as one in 304 breaches is acted upon’ @sunday.post reports Our latest report on #TheEnforcementProblem showed that in Scotland only 2.88% of farms were inspected in 2024, meaning 97.02% of Scottish farms received no official welfare visit at all. 👇🧵

The government's response to our concerns on routine pig mutilations 👇 🧵 Find out more about tail docking here: animallawfoundation.org/a-pigs-tail

‘The system simply isn’t deterring cruelty’ @irishnews.com reports Our report revealed last week that Northern Ireland’s on-farm inspection rates were as low as 1.13% in 2024. Read the full article here: www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Is the UK a world leader in animal welfare? Our latest report says otherwise Read our latest insight to find out: animallawfoundation.org/insights/is-... Read our report: animallawfoundation.org/enforcement #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TheEnforcementProblem

BREAKING: Our newly published data on #TheEnforcementProblem shows the UK is home to systemic breaches of animal protection laws but no prosecutions. Scroll to see what we found 🧵👇

Happening this afternoon! Join us for an insightful discussion on #APigsTail It’s not too late to register 👉https://thewebinarvet.com/webinars/routine-tail-docking-on-pigs-the-law-the-reality-and-the-way-forward

Our analysis shows the media often depicts high-welfare farms, even when reporting animal abuse. This sanitised imagery hides the industrial reality most animals face and misinforms the public. Read our report on #FoodChainMisinformation here: animallawfoundation.org/misinformation

The law is clear. Routine mutilations are prohibited. Yet research has found tail docking present on up to 85% of farms in the UK. 🧵👇

Farmed animals are protected by several laws across the UK. These include The Animal Welfare Act 2006, which mandates that animals are spared any unnecessary suffering, and imposes a duty on those responsible for the animals to ensure their welfare. 🧵👇

Why are we calling for official guidance? 🧵👇

Behind the numbers: The true scale of animal agriculture in the UK Read our insight and find out the numbers of UK animal agriculture: animallawfoundation.org/insights/beh... #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection #TheEnforcementProblem

Did you know that the movement to challenge the legality of current chicken handling practices was first started in The Netherlands by @wakkerdier.bsky.social ? Scroll down to learn more 🧵👇 (1/7)

From trade talks to Parliament 🇬🇧🐾 Yesterday we met with the Department of Business and Trade's trade negotiating team to highlight key UK animal welfare laws that go beyond EU standards – vital context as they negotiate animal trade agreements. 🧵👇

Can the UK uphold its animal welfare standards in trade? 🧵👇

Webinar alert! ⏰ Join us and The Webinar Vet online on Tuesday 2nd December at 2pm to hear from legal, veterinary and academic experts on 'Routine Tail Docking of Pigs' Don’t miss out! Register for the session here: thewebinarvet.com/webinars/rou... #APigsTail #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

The recent High Court case of Animal Equality UK v North East Lincolnshire Council & ASL New Clee Limited [2025] EWHC 1331 (Admin) set an important principle: animal welfare can be a material planning consideration. 👇🧵

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 was meant to protect animals from unnecessary suffering – physical or mental. But too often, the focus drifts from the protection of animals themselves to legal loopholes and excuses, which allow suffering to persist.

In 2022, together with @animalequality, we put together a report on #TheEnforcementProblem. Our report revealed widespread and systemic under-enforcement of the legal frameworks meant to protect farmed animals, between the years of 2018 to 2021. 🧵👇

Four years ago we initiated the legal argument that following their recognition of sentience, boiling crustaceans alive is illegal under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (WATOK), where it is an offence to cause avoidable suffering. It’s really that simple 👇🧵

Scotland leads the way on fish welfare – now England must do the same for crustaceans 🦞 Read our latest #insight 👉 animallawfoundation.org/insights/sco... #PainAtTheTimeOfKilling #Crustaceans

We have all seen it: pictures, footage and depictions of idyllic animal farms where animals are roaming and grazing, adding beauty and character to the countryside. But what we have seen far less of is the reality for the majority of farmed animals in the United Kingdom… 🧵👇

We are making a splash for farmed fish in Scotland 🐟 Our call for official guidance and the Scottish Government’s announcement that it will produce it has been covered across national and industry media 🗞️ 🧵👇

Standard industrial farming practices allow for a whole host of painful practices, including mutilations, confinement and selective breeding. 🧵👇

HISTORIC WIN for farmed fish in Scotland 🐟 🧵👇

Today is #WorldFarmedAnimalsDay This dedicated day to farmed animals serves as a reminder that animal protection laws were designed to protect them, rather than to serve our commercial interests. #WorldFarmedAnimalsDay #ReflectionOfTheDay #AnimalLaw #AnimalProtection

We are looking for a Lawyer and a Legal Caseworker to join our team in London! Scroll to learn more 👇🧵 #AnimalLaw #Hiring #LegalCaseworker #Lawyer #JobAlert #AnimalProtection

Good news, we have been granted permission (once again!) by the High Court to proceed with our judicial review to challenge how the government went about changing the law on chicken handling. 🧵👇

What constitutes "unnecessary suffering”? Commercial convenience or profit cannot justify cruelty. If suffering could be avoided, it should be. A key case to understand what “unnecessary suffering” means is the 1889 High Court case of Ford v. Wiley. See here: www.animallaw.info/case/ford-v-...

Vets have a professional obligation to put animal health and welfare above all else. We are concerned with vets authorising tail docking on up to 85% of pigs despite routine tail docking being illegal. Learn more: animallawfoundation.org/a-pigs-tail

The law is the law. Causing any avoidable pain, distress or suffering to an animal, including an invertebrate, at the time of killing is illegal under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations 2015. That applies to decapod crustaceans including lobsters. #PainAtTheTimeofKilling

The government’s recent dilution of legal protections for chickens sets an unsettling precedent. This is the first dilution of animal welfare legislation post-Brexit. Read the article here: www.fwi.co.uk/news/eu-refe... Find out more here: animallawfoundation.org/chicken-hand... #HandleWithCare