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With most parts of the UK carefully opening up after lockdown, we hope that you are staying safe and healthy. We have a bumper number of ways that you can help animals when you are staying in, please take part in as many as you can!

We have launched a new section on our website on how going vegan helps humans, as well as animals, your health and the environment. Speaking of which, please take a look at our shop news, which highlights the increasing number of plastic-free items we now have available.

Help us reach 10,000 signatures!

Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition so far, and helping us send the message to Natural England that allowing peregrine falcon chicks to be taken from their nests is unacceptable. Find out more, and sign and share our petition.

More than 6,000 call on Kellogg’s to Make It Vegan!

More than 6,000 people have signed our joint petition with Herbivore Club, calling on Kellogg’s to switch the vitamin D they use in their cereals to a vegan version – this would make a great number of their products suitable for vegans without impacting on taste or quality.

Please sign the petition, and share.

Going vegan for human rights!

Check out the new section on our website, which highlights the human cost of animal agriculture. Going vegan is better for the animals, environment, and also other humans.

Become an Animal Aid member

Animal Aid members play a vital role in helping us continue our campaigns and educational work and receive lots of great membership perks as a thank you for doing so. We recently launched an Exclusive Members’ Area on our website where members can access their membership perks including: discount to our online shop, discounts to other animal-friendly businesses, access to read Outrage online and lots of specially curated content. Membership only costs £2 per month and makes a huge impact.

Become a member

Sign our petition to help caged birds

More than 6,000 people have signed our petition, calling for a ban on the awful and oppressive cages used to confine breeding game birds.

No bird wants to be caged - if you haven't already signed our petition, please sign and share.
Thank you!

Ban the whip!

Please make sure that your MP knows how many of us want a ban on the whip in racing, when they return to work after the Summer recess.

It will only take a couple of minutes to send a message to your MP using this form. Thank you for helping.

Open letter – warfare experiments

If you are disturbed by animals being shot in the eyes, made to inhale ebola or having a toxic nerve agent rubbed onto their backs, please add your name to our open letter. The letter, which calls for a ban on terrible experiments like these, has more than 7,270 signatures – please help us reach 10,000 names.

Sign the letter now. Thank you.

Plastic-free essentials

Perfect whether travelling to sunnier climes or camping out near home this year!

Get fuzz free with UpCircle’s plastic free safety razor, pop your favourite vegan soap into Friendy Soap’s super handy travel tin to keep your wash bag suds free and of course . . . don’t forget your (plastic free) toothbrush!

Members receive 10% off ALL our wonderful vegan items. Every purchase helps support our fight to end animal cruelty – thank you!

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Free How to Vegan eBook!

Animal Aid supporter Rihan Dewan has produced an amazing eBook entitled ‘How To Vegan’. It contains all of the information you need to get started on your vegan journey, including a shopping list and nutritious and delicious recipes. Although the book is free, there is an option to donate to Animal Aid to show your support and thanks to Rihan.

Download your copy today!

Today (Saturday) is the Virtual Animal Rights March

The organisers have asked everyone to flood Facebook with pictures and videos of people demonstrating for the animals in whatever way they can. A great opportunity to raise awareness of the various animal rights issues and it’s easy to do so even from your living room or garden. Show your banners, placards, voice your chants and poems, display your artwork, or anything else you have in mind, so please be as creative as you like.

Visit the event page.

A month to go 'til World Day for the End of Speciesism

Join us in taking take part in in this worldwide day of action on 29th August to raise awareness of the speciesism that exists and call for change.

It’s easy to take part. Just take a picture of yourself with a sign saying "in solidarity with all animals – end speciesism" and upload it the ‘World Day for the End of Speciesism' website.

Help an Animal Aid supporter

Animal Aid supporter Sarah is looking for vegans (single, couples and families) who would be willing to answer a short questionnaire on the topic of taking holidays for her dissertation at university.

If you are interested, please email [email protected]. Thank you.