Monthly Archives: May 2011

Animal groups unite to demand U-turn on circus ban

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Update 31st May 2011: Ten leading animal groups have today joined together to submit an open letter to the Prime Minister to make an urgent call for a U-turn on [...]

Action Alert: Please help to stop the killing of a lion in the name of “Tourism”

Friday, May 27th, 2011

CAPS was contacted by friends at The Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt (S.P.A.R.E.) to ask for our support in petitioning the Egyptian Government via the embassy [...]

Petition submitted to Downing Street

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

On the 17th May, CAPS, along with the Born Free Foundation, the RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association (BVA), joined the Independent to present the petition calling for a wild [...]

Bid for signed Ricky Gervais book!

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Ricky Gervais, co-writer and star of hit TV shows ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’, has very kindly signed and donated a copy of his ‘Flanimals Pop-Up’ book to help raise vital [...]

An open letter to the Right Honorable David Cameron MP

Monday, May 16th, 2011

On behalf of: Born Free Foundation Captive Animals Protection Society Care For The Wild International Dear Prime Minister On behalf of the undersigned organisations, our many hundreds of thousands of [...]

95% of British public ignored in DEFRA U-Turn

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

A public consultation which resulted in 95% of respondents demanding a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses as well as a petition launched just last week which [...]

Government says no to circus animal ban

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Earlier today Defra Minister Jim Paice announced that a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses will not be introduced. Instead, it is understood that a system of [...]

Opinion on the circus ban: The Facts

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

With Downing Street allegedly planning to block a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses, here we outline the facts and figures in black and white… DEFRA Consultation [...]

Action Alert: Boycott Water for Elephants

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

With a star-studded cast (Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon) and rave reviews, Water for Elephants is tipped to be one of the biggest films of 2011. The film charts the [...]

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