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.
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, after years of delay, …
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 The strategy sets a clear direction of travel away from outdated and harmful practices, and it reflects strong …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 …
It’s that time of year again: next week we’ll be in Liverpool, working hard to push animal welfare at Labour Conference. LAWS will be exhibiting throughout Conference at Stand E10 in the main exhibition hall. If you’re attending, please come and say hello, pick up materials and a plant-based chocolate, and hear how we can help deliver the biggest boost …
