Monthly Archives: May 2011

While at the League Against Cruel Sports summer reception event at the House of Commons on Wednesday I met Care for the Wild International Director Mark Jones, who amongst other noble animal welfare projects, is currently campaigning for a ban … Continue reading →

I took time out from my end of year exams to jump on a train and attend the League Against Cruel Sports Summer Reception held on the terrace at the Houses of Parliament last night. It was a fantastic event … Continue reading →

Did you know that Africa’s lion population has declined by at least 50% in only 20 years? When will people start caring? In the 1980’s the African lion population was a strong estimation of 150,000-200,000, but today the numbers have … Continue reading →

Wow. The population of the African elephant in the 1980’s was around 1 million. Now, there is a total population of less than 460,000. These enormous, intelligent and highly sociable mammals are still being slaughtered for their ivory and meat, … Continue reading →