Humane World for Animals United Kingdom

Every year, millions of wild animals are persecuted, displaced and cruelly killed across Britain. The scale of their suffering is substantial because our laws fail to give wild animals the protection they need and deserve. We're calling urgently for wildlife laws to be strengthened, to better protect wildlife and ensure wild animal welfare is at the centre of wildlife legislation.

Industrial animal agriculture is one of the largest sources of animal suffering in the world. Among the many animal welfare problems, billions of animals are confined to cages or crates so small they can barely move. We must rethink our food systems. That's why we're using science and advocacy to persuade corporations, financial institutions, food and food service companies, governments and producers to improve the lives of farmed animals raised for food and shift toward a more plant-forward, climate-friendly global food system. 

Every year, tens of millions of animals suffer and die for their fur, all for a frivolous product that no one needs. The UK banned fur farming as ‘unethical’ in 2000, recognising that keeping wild animals in tiny cages can never be humane. However, the UK continues to allow fur to be imported and sold, effectively outsourcing fur cruelty overseas. More than three-quarters of the British public reject this double-standard and support a fur import and sales ban. We're campaigning hard to make this happen.

Trophy hunting is the unethical practice of killing wildlife for entertainment to obtain the animal’s body or its parts for display as a trophy. Trophy hunters often pay large sums of money to kill rare or charismatic animals and enter their achievements into record books for awards kept by hunting organizations. Humane World for Animals UK is lobbying policymakers to pass comprehensive legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies to the United Kingdom from CITES Appendix I and II species.

Humane World for Animals UK aims to encourage and enable a shift towards more plant-based eating at scale. By working with public-sector institutions that serve millions of meals each year, we help design and implement practical, evidence-based solutions that make it easier and more appealing for people to choose plant-based options. We also collaborate with policymakers to drive lasting, system-level change that supports healthier, more sustainable food environments.

Glue traps, also known as glue or sticky boards, are trays coated with an extremely strong adhesive. We want to see a complete ban on the sale and use of these cruel, indiscriminate and indefensible traps, due to the suffering they cause to animals.