Oct 83 min readTop TipsTOP TIPS: Challenging Planning PermissionPlanning permission might not be the first thing you think of when you hear animal protection law; however, there are many situations...
Jan 263 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Reporting Animal Cruelty Animal cruelty is when someone doesn’t care for or deliberately hurts an animal. It can include anything from physical violence, to...
Jan 72 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Ownership DisputesAnimals are “property” under the law, and as such they have “owners”. Animals do not have any rights themselves, but instead the civil...
Nov 9, 20234 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Legal Risks with CampaigningCampaigning is a fundamental part of any organisation, especially when that organisation is committed to raising awareness around animal...
Apr 20, 20235 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Bringing a Judicial ReviewJudicial review is a way to challenge the decisions, actions or inactions of a public body because it has not acted lawfully. It is a...
Jan 23, 20234 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Making Freedom of Information RequestsRequests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”) are a key legal tool which all those who care about animals...
Jan 2, 20234 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Bringing a Civil ClaimThe starting point in civil claims regarding animals is always that animals are “property” under the law, and as such they have...
Nov 23, 20224 min readTop TipsTop Tips: Prosecuting Animal Crimes Typically, criminal offences are prosecuted by the police or other prosecuting authorities but what happens when the authorities do not...