The Senedd has called on the Welsh Government to consider culling badgers to tackle bovine TB. The government will wait for the TB Technical Advisory Group's report and then decide. It’s extremely worrying that the Senedd vote is favouring mass-killing.

Monday affirmation, courtesy of Sweetcorn, who's being looked after by a PTW employee!

At Protect the Wild, we’re big fans of Lush – and it turns out the feeling is mutual! After following our campaign to end the Guga hunt, Lush invited us into their stores across Scotland to speak to people and raise awareness of a practise that has gone under the radar for too long.

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Two more members of the notorious BSV Hunt will appear in Weymouth Magistrate’s Court on Friday 24th July 2026. The incident took place in Sturminster Newton area on 22 December 2025. Andy Burnham MUST ban hunting and close all loopholes.

Do you think chasing down a fox and killing them with dogs is beautiful?

This hedgehog was found in a garden in Yeadon, Leeds. The paint was so thick she was unable to curl up. Prickly Pigs Hedgehog Rescue scrubbed the oil-based paint from each spine and gave the animal pain relief.

Is it really too much to ask a nature agency not to licence the hunting of native seabirds? NatureScot, do the right thing and end the Guga hunt.

These beautiful, gentle birds deserve so much better. Help be the change: be kind to pheasants.

Conservationists say the UK could be heading for a great butterfly season! Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is urging people to join its annual Big Butterfly Count (17 July–9 August) to reveal how the insects are really faring.

York Rescue Boat rescued a fox cub that fell into the River Ouse in the city centre at 5am on 13 July. A volunteer crew member, worried the public might endanger themselves trying to help, swam out with his rescue kit to bring the cub ashore.

All animals deserve kindness, no matter the body they're born in.

Over 70% of rural people told YouGov that hunting with dogs is 'totally unacceptable.' Banning it isn't an attack on the countryside, it's what the countryside has been asking for.

1. Grow nectar-rich flowers, shrubs and trees. Try window boxes if you have no garden. 2. Let patches of land grow wild. 3. Mow less often. 4. Leave insect nests undisturbed. 5. Avoid pesticides.

In his own words, Farage doesn't believe fox hunting is cruel.

Promising news! A plan for releasing wild beavers into Cumbria's Eden catchment is moving forward. Natural England has asked the Eden Beaver Project to lodge a full licence bid, following an initial expression of interest submitted by Cumbria Connect.

The Guga hunt is a tradition involving the killing of Gannet seabird chicks on the Scottish island of Sula Sgeir. But not every tradition deserves to continue. It's time to leave this one behind.

We introduced them. We spread them. And now we call them 'pests'. Grey squirrels are only here because of us, the least we owe them is a little compassion instead of contempt.

Residents of Wheldrake near York are calling for hedgehog warning signs after deaths on a village road, but City of York Council has refused, arguing that the £300 needed would divert funds from road-safety schemes.

Andy Burnham has told Labour Animal Welfare Society that he wants a ban on trail hunting. This is welcome news, but might not be enough. Leaked documents revealed that drag hunting might become the next smokescreen.

Hated for existing in a place they never asked to be. Grey squirrels are paying for a human mistake, with their lives :(

We quite agree! 95%+ of chickens are factory farmed in this country!

You can be anti-establishment, or you can defend fox hunting. You cannot be both.

Parents have been encouraging their children to stroke and feed young bucks with antlers at Richmond Park, London. Wild animals are not there for our entertainment, and treating them as such endangers both the public and the deer.

Do you love pigeons like us?

A confidential note, written by British Hound Sports Association chairman Viscount Astor, was leaked and seen by The Times. Astor's strategy for hunting seems clear: offer drag hunting as a concession - knowing full well that hunts won’t change their ways - and stall legislation change.

They're not invading your home; they're just tiny, cold, and looking for crumbs!

The fire has been burning for three days, covering a 6km area. The Capercaillie is a rare, ground-nesting grouse for which the Cairngorms is its last UK stronghold. The bird's breeding habitat lies directly in the fire's path.

Bird shooting isn't sport. It's a cruel, unnecessary pastime that kills for entertainment. We stand firmly against it, do you?

Both the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) and the RSPCA have issued renewed warnings about the deadliness of football nets. Birds, hedgehogs, foxes and deer can become entangled, and can suffer a slow and agonising death.