Labour Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) is affiliated with the Labour Party as an official Socialist Society. We are a home for the many Labour members passionate about animal welfare and we support the Labour Party on understanding the key issues for animal welfare.
If you’re a Labour member and want to join LAWS, you can do so here. This allows you to support our work and get involved with our efforts to champion animal welfare.
As part of the government’s world-leading Animal Welfare Strategy, announced in December, DEFRA has launched a consultation on banning trail hunting which closes on 18 June. A ban on trail hunting will deliver the party’s pledge to end this practice, as committed to in the 2024 Labour Party Manifesto. The government is interested in responses from organisations and …
The Labour government has taken an important step for animal welfare by launching its consultation on banning trail hunting in England and Wales. This is welcome news for everyone who wants to see stronger protection for wild animals. Labour pledged in its 2024 manifesto to ban trail hunting, and the government has now begun the …
As part of the government’s world-leading Animal Welfare Strategy, announced in December, DEFRA has launched two consultations: one on ending cages for hens, and one on lamb welfare during castration and tail docking. Both consultations close at the end of the day on Monday 9 March. The government is interested in responses from organisations and members of the public. Every …
This week, the Labour Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) hosted a parliamentary reception with Labour MPs, peers and animal protection advocates to celebrate the government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy and discuss the next steps needed to turn its commitments into real-world change for animals. The reception reflected a strong sense of momentum. Labour has set out …
