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 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 …
Labour Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) welcomes today’s publication of Defra’s new Animal Welfare Strategy, which the government says will deliver the most ambitious animal welfare reforms in a generation, improving protections for pets, farmed animals and wildlife. The strategy sets a clear direction of travel away from outdated and harmful practices, and it reflects strong …
Labour Animal Welfare Society is pleased to share statements from candidates for Deputy Leader. As in previous leadership contests, we invite all candidates to set out their priorities for animals and animal welfare. The statements are published in alphabetical order. LAWS will not endorse or nominate a candidate in this process, although as a Socialist …
