Our Wales crustacean win has made headlines, with coverage from @nation.cymru, The Pembrokeshire Herald and @thefishingdaily.bsky.social. In response to our letter, the Welsh Government confirmed its position aligns with DEFRA's: boiling crustaceans alive is unacceptable under current Welsh law. 🧵

We're delighted to share a major win! The Welsh Government has responded to our letter and confirmed it stands with DEFRA: boiling decapod crustaceans alive is unacceptable under current Welsh law. Wales will now work alongside DEFRA to develop welfare at the time of killing guidance. 🧵

Last night, The Animal Law Foundation had the great pleasure of bringing together organisations, lawyers, and advocates who work hard to improve animal protection and celebrate the progress made for animals under the law. 🧵

Meet Shreya, a law student from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social sharing her perspective on animal protection law. Hear her thoughts on why enforcing animal welfare laws matters as much as having them in the first place and how strongly the law should reflect how much people value animal welfare. 🧵

Our letter to the Northern Irish government has been covered by The Irish News, @thefishingdaily.bsky.social and @irishlegal.com The letter calls on the Northern Ireland Executive to acknowledge that boiling lobsters and crabs alive is incompatible with existing Northern Irish law.

We argue that boiling lobsters and crabs alive is illegal in Northern Ireland, under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014. We are urging the Northern Irish government to formally state this and issue clear guidance for the industry and regulators. 🧵

Along with 17 animal protection organisations, we have written to the Northern Irish government regarding live boiling of crustaceans. 🧵

A British broiler chicken lives just 40 days, with multiple laws governing that short life. 🧵

The guga hunt is at the centre of a growing animal welfare debate. Our Executive Director, Edie Bowles, told @theferret.scot that the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act has been weakened to the point that it is hard to reconcile the legal protection with current practices.

Don't let the packaging fool you. The reality of how most animals are raised is far removed from what's shown in marketing and advertising, undermining consumer protection law and choices. #FoodChainMisinformation #ConsumerLaw #AnimalLaw thank you @aliceetches.bsky.social

Breaching the Animal Welfare Act 2006 carries consequences – from suspended sentences to lifetime bans on keeping animals. Anyone responsible for an animal must give them a proper environment, a proper diet, and protection from pain and suffering, or they face criminal charges. 🧵

The UK government has quietly dropped its manifesto pledge to ban foie gras imports – following trade talks with the EU. Foie gras production has been illegal in the UK since 2007, but imported foie gras is still allowed. 🧵

Our letter to the Welsh Government is making headlines, including @thefishingdaily.bsky.social, Wales247 and The Pembrokeshire Herald. 🧵

On paper, boiling lobsters and crabs alive is incompatible with Welsh law – but it hasn’t been acknowledged yet. The Animal Law Foundation, alongside over 40 organisations and legal experts, has written an open letter to the new Welsh Government asking them to say so. 🧵

Along with 42 animal protection groups and legal experts, we have written to the Welsh Government on a matter of legal urgency. 🧵

Our formal complaint to the BBC, arguing it aired a misleading statement on pig sentience, has been covered by Food Manufacture. 🧵

How much do law students know about animal protection law? We asked Imogen and Jenisha from The University of Law for their perspectives on it. 🧵

What we are shown and what is real are two very different things. 🧵

The Animal Law Foundation has issued a formal complaint to the BBC arguing misleading claims about pig sentience. 🧵

The life of UK farmed animals looks very different from what we are sold. Supermarkets, producers and the media show healthy animals living outdoors. But the reality is that 85% are kept in industrial farming systems, which can include mutilations, confined living and painful selective breeding. 🧵

On the 20th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, our Director Edie Bowles argues that the law already in place needs to be used as intended, and that the current interpretation of concepts like "unnecessary suffering” tends to fall in favour of tradition or commercial interest over animals. 🧵

What is the current situation for farmed fish in Scotland? Multiple investigations show unlawful fish suffering through painful killing methods, cramped conditions, and handling practices – yet not a single prosecution or formal notice has ever been issued over farmed fish welfare in Scotland. 🧵

When bringing a legal challenge concerning animal protection, is there a risk the government will dilute the law instead of enforcing it? 🧵

What does it mean for an animal to have legal protection? The emergence of animal protection law in the nineteenth century has paved the way to change the way animals are treated. 🧵

Up until July 2025, UK law prohibited carrying chickens by their legs, a practice that causes suffering and injuries including breathing difficulties and broken bones. However, government Codes of Practice permitted it and this cruel handling method has been accepted as standard practice. 🧵

There are many farming practices that would shock consumers if they had the full picture. Mutilations, prolonged confinement, harmful selective breeding are some of the UK industrial farming practices that are standard. 85% of all farmed animals in this country are raised in industrial farms. 🧵

Does your milk come from ‘battery cows’? writes @tbij.bsky.social The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that there has been a rise in farms housing cows confined indoors 24/7 in the UK. 🧵

Tail docking is a mutilation – prohibited by Section 5 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, Section 5 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, and Section 20 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. 🧵

2.2%. That's how many cases of non-compliance with animal protection law on UK farms led to prosecution in 2024. Non-compliance is the failure to meet the minimum legal standards that were created to protect animals from a whole host of maltreatment, and ensure their welfare needs are met. 🧵

The law is clear. The science is clear. 🦞 In December 2025, the UK government officially recognised that boiling these animals alive is unlawful under current law. 🧵👇