Podcast episode 4: Emma Slawinski

This episode of The Dog Manifesto comes to you from the RSPCA headquarters in Horsham, with guest RSPCA Director of Policy, Prevention and Campaigning Emma Slawinski.   A lifelong animal lover who has dedicated her career to charitable causes for humans and animals, we talk about the RSPCA’s 200th anniversary and the state of animal… Continue reading Podcast episode 4: Emma Slawinski

Podcast episode 3: Ryan Pleckaitis (Calgary Model part 2)

This is part two about the leading animal welfare programme Calgary Model. Ryan Pleckaitis is the chief bylaw officer at the City of Calgary, and he oversaw the Responsible Pet Ownership bylaw being comprehensively updated.   The Calgary Model is an inter-agency approach to keep animals safe from people and people safe from animals. In… Continue reading Podcast episode 3: Ryan Pleckaitis (Calgary Model part 2)

Podcast episode 2: Brad Nichols (Calgary Model part 1)

The Calgary Model is a world-leading approach to keeping people safe from animals and animals safe from people. This inter-agency model relies on close cooperation between the bylaw services within Calgary police and Calgary Humane Society.    Brad Nichols is director of enforcement and vice executive director of the Calgary Humane Society. As a calm… Continue reading Podcast episode 2: Brad Nichols (Calgary Model part 1)

Our position re. 1.2: End BSL and overhaul the Dangerous Dogs Act 

We call for an immediate cancellation of all licences pertaining to the breeding, selling and use of dogs for animal testing. These licences are issued by the Home Office, which has refused repeated FOIA requests on their details.  The age of animal testing must come to an end: more than 93% of experimental cancer drugs… Continue reading Our position re. 1.2: End BSL and overhaul the Dangerous Dogs Act