http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/animal_welfare_groups_boycott_defra_meeting_circuses.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/animal_welfare_groups_boycott_defra_meeting_circuses.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/defra_157_82_tcm9-24797.jpgCharity coalition slams Government’s licensing plans as ‘unworkable’.]]>14 December 20111323859200http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/daily_telegraph_real_life_ace_ventura.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/daily_telegraph_real_life_ace_ventura.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/PETE_157_82_tcm9-24852.jpgLeading vet blogger Pete Wedderburn celebrates the man behind our Christmas appeal.]]>19 December 20111324294440http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/european_union_eu_welfare_whales.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/european_union_eu_welfare_whales.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/WHALE_IWC_intro_tcm22-15921_tcm9-15935.jpgThe European Union has announced a strong common position instructing member states at meetings of the International Whaling Commission to maintain the whaling ban and support proposals to improve...]]>22 December 20111324554960http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/make_a_miracle_happen_this_christmas.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/make_a_miracle_happen_this_christmas.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/miracle_157_82_tcm9-24601.jpgWSPA launches its Christmas appeal to rescue donkeys from cruelty and neglect.]]>05 December 20111323081600http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/bear_farming_south_korean_embassy.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2011/bear_farming_south_korean_embassy.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/suzi_157_82_tcm9-24765.jpgWSPA UK Director Suzi Morris makes the case for ending bear farming to Embassy officials.]]>12 December 20111323694680http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/2011_achievements_for_animals.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/2011_achievements_for_animals.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/2011_157_82_tcm9-24991.jpgFind out about the difference you helped us make for animals around the world last year.]]>04 January 20121325695200http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/korea_commitment_end_bear_farming.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/korea_commitment_end_bear_farming.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/bear-bile-china-156_tcm9-23290.jpgThe Korean government has publicly committed to find a way to end bear farming in 2012.]]>18 January 20121326905820http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/no_more_bullfights_in_catalonia_latin_america.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/no_more_bullfights_in_catalonia_latin_america.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/bullfight_150_tcm9-10973.jpgAs 2012 sees a bullfight ban come into force in the Spanish region of Catalonia, WSPA is now working to halt the cruel practice across Latin America.]]>01 January 20121325438520http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/powys_mega_dairy_call_in.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/powys_mega_dairy_call_in.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/signed-cow_tcm9-25195.jpgThe fight against the proposed mega dairy in Wales takes a dramatic turn as the Welsh Environment Minister ‘calls in’ the planning application.]]>25 January 20121327490460http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/ricky_gervais_asks_animal_lovers_collar_a_dog_spread_the_word_help_save_a_life.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/ricky_gervais_asks_animal_lovers_collar_a_dog_spread_the_word_help_save_a_life.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/Ricky%20Gervais_Red%20Collar-156_tcm9-24959.jpgComedian Ricky Gervais has announced his support for WSPA’s Collars Not Cruelty campaign to protect dogs from both cruelty and rabies.]]>04 January 20121325690160http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/london_wildlife_crime.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/london_wildlife_crime.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/JUNGLE_157_82_tcm9-25218.jpgWSPA launches groundbreaking partnership with Metropolitan Police’s Wildlife Crime Unit.]]>30 January 20121327885200http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/wspa_denounce_trade_whale_quotas.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2012/wspa_denounce_trade_whale_quotas.aspxhttp://www.wspa.org.uk/Images/WhaleBlue_150_tcm9-3363.jpgNew scheme ignores reality that whales are conscious, intelligent animals, not stocks in trade]]>12 January 20121326389580