
Claire Bass
@clairehwanimals
Senior Director Campaigns & Public Affairs @HumaneWorldUK, Ⓥ🌱 Here to share & learn about efforts to make the world kinder to animals. views my own
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Great to see 20 MPs attending Adrian Ramsay MP’s debate on welfare in British farming in UK Parliament. Adrian led with a call to improve standards and enforcement, including a swift timetable to end use of farrowing crates. Josh Newbury MP calls for big improvements on labelling 👏


Well done to Humane World for Animals UK for a very well organised and timely event in Parliament, this evening, on ending the use of farrowing crates. Particularly powerful speech by former vet Alice Brough. And very impressive model (moving!) pig in crate



We were at the Houses of Parliament yesterday with our animatronic pig and replica farrowing crate showing the cruel confinement of mother pigs on British farms. Huge thanks to Irene Campbell MP (Irene Campbell MP) for hosting our event!


Excited to be at UK Centre for Animal Law (A-Law)’s annual conference at Birmingham City University with an inspiring line of speakers on diverse topics. Alan Bates opened by reflecting on Paula Sparks’ incredible legacy - so much gratitude and love for her amongst friends and colleagues gathered here


It was a privilege to attend yesterday’s House of Commons drop-in at UK Parliament hosted by Irene Campbell MP & Claire Bass . Supporting a future free from farrowing crates for mother pigs is not only a matter of animal welfare, but a reflection of the compassion and progress we


Thank you @ruthjoneslabour for PMQ to UK Prime Minister urging @defragovuk to support a #FurFreeBritain. The Animal Welfare Committee's search for 'responsibly sourced fur' will be futile, there's no such thing! Ruth's Bill for a sales ban puts more compassion in British fashion!

Really good event in UK Parliament hosted by Humane World for Animals UK & Irene Campbell MP. Currently, over 200,000 sows in the UK are kept in cruel farrowing crates, denying normal behaviours such as nesting & simply being able to turn around. Need to ban these crates ASAP. #AnimalWelfare



A new paper published today in Royal Society Publishing highlights further flaws in the justification used for the unscientific and inhumane badger cull. We're calling on the Government to end this unnecessary practice, which has claimed the lives of over 240,000 badgers since 2013. 🦡



📢Important new investigation findings from Animal Equality UK, strengthening case to Daniel Zeichner to act quickly to ban cruel farrowing crates. theguardian.com/environment/20… Defra UK's 2020 Pig Code says “Pigs are inquisitive, social animals" and requires (amongst other things)

Over 105,000 people signed the petition for a ban on keeping farmed animals in cages - thank you! Today at 4:30 tune in to Parliament TV to see Irene Campbell MP (Irene Campbell MP) lead the debate by and hear the Government’s response! parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/c5…


"Culture can never be an excuse for cruelty" says our campaigns director Claire Bass after over 200 pilot whales, including 30 pregnant females, were slaughtered in a recent hunt on the Faroe Islands. Read the full article by Steph Spyro here: express.co.uk/news/world/206…

We are currently in Parliament discussing #TheEnforcementProblem - the laws that protect animals must mean more than just a piece of paper. 📸 Claire Bass


.Neil Hudson chaired today’s APGAW meeting with reports from many NGOs exposing deficiencies in animal welfare law enforcement, plus great insights from local authorities and vets on challenges and solutions. Room was like a sauna, definitely some human welfare challenges!🥵


"The Government must bring in a ban as promised" says our campaigns director Claire Bass after our event remembering Cecil the lion, ten years after he was killed for hunting trophy parts. Read the full article by Nada Farhoud 🇱🇧🇬🇧 💚🌳🐾 here: mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

