Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 8 – The Pilot Whale

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 8 – The Pilot Whale

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide.

Day 8: The Pilot Whale

There is no easy way to address the slaughter of thousands of intelligent, …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 7 – The Hedgehog

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 7 – The Hedgehog

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide.

Day 7: The Hedgehog

2013 did not begin well for the UK’s hedgehogs. Ecologists who produced the Living …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 6 – Conrad the Otter

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 6 – Conrad the Otter

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year (apart from Christmas Day) we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide.

Day 6: Conrad the Otter

On a wet weekend in April 2013 I joined a …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 5 – Macy the Horse

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 5 – Macy the Horse

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year (apart from Christmas Day) we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide.

Day 5: Macy the Horse

In January this year Macy and her foal Loca …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 4 – Danny the Reading Dog

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 4 – Danny the Reading Dog

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year (apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day) we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide to help spread the good news for animals.

Day 4: Danny …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 3 – Red the Stag

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 3 – Red the Stag

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year (apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day) we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide to help spread the good news for animals.

Day 3: Red …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 2 – Tilikum the Orca

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 2 – Tilikum the Orca

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year (apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day) we’ll be focusing on another story. Please share far and wide to help spread the good news for animals.

Day 2: Tilikum …

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Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 1 – The Bee

Inspired by Animals in 2013: Day 1 – The Bee

Who are the animals that have most inspired people in 2013 to add their voices to the growing movement for animals? Leading up to the end of the year, AWP is celebrating the causes, campaigns and characters that have been at the forefront of helping make history for animals. Each day until the end of the year (apart from Christmas Day) we’ll be focusing on another story. Please help share far and wide.

Day 1: The Bee

As the author Maurice Maeterlinck (and not Einstein) has …

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Animal Welfare Party makes complaint against Lidl’s Christmas Ad

Animal Welfare Party makes complaint against Lidl’s Christmas Ad

The Animal Welfare Party has made a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the supermarket chain Lidl’s new Christmas TV ad.

The complaint has been made on the grounds that it breaches section 4.2 of the BCAP code. (4.2 Advertisements must not cause serious or widespread offence against generally accepted moral, social or cultural standards).

AWP’s complaint to the ASA reads:

The voice over on the Lidl ad states: “Turkey, chicken and duck, in one meal. So everybody’s happy. Apart from the turkey, chicken …

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World’s biggest Vegan Knickerbocker Glory created in London’s Trafalgar Square

World’s biggest Vegan Knickerbocker Glory created in London’s Trafalgar Square

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Release date: Sunday 17th November 2013

World’s biggest Vegan Knickerbocker Glory created in London’s Trafalgar Square

A super-size vegan knickerbocker glory was created in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday (16th November).

The UK’s Animal Welfare Party created what is believed to be the world’s largest vegan iced dessert as part of celebrations for World Vegan Month.

Wearing stilts, vegan Chef Tony Bishop Weston and Animal Welfare Party volunteers helped to create the knickerbocker glory using a super-size sundae glass and ingredients such as chocolate, raspberry and vanilla …

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