Media Releases

12 December 2001 Christmas Turkey Shock as Farm Conditions are Exposed 20 November 2001 ‘Save the Kangaroo’ Goes Worldwide Australia House Demo. Calls for End to Commercial ‘Roo Slaughter 9 November 2001 No protection for pets under draconian new disease control laws 8 November 2001 Virulent New Pig Diseases Caused by Factory Farming 5 November 2001 Farmers who deliberately infect animals can still cash in 24 October 2001 Wendy Turner and Cedric Say ‘No’ to Horse Meat 8 October 2001 Close Down Rynehill Pig Farm: Oxford March 9 October 2001 Dartmoor Foals ‘treated like Garbage in immoral cull’ 1 October 2001 Labour Party Conference: Viva! Demands End to Factory Farming 14 September 2001 Farm Aid cancelled due to lack of support 6 September 2001 Don't Support Farm Aid, Says Viva! Give your money to people who need it! 20 August 2001 Animals in abattoirs regaining consciousness due to new EU directive 3 August 2001 NFU term factory farm conditions "the best in the world" 1 August 2001 Fully formed foetuses ‘thrown away’ in slaughterhouses 14 June 2001 Meningitis Health Threat From Factory-Farmed Pigs 10 June 2001 Macca and Mary Back Viva!’s Veg Week 6 June 2001 Cancer Charity Forced to Drop Gandhi Image 15 May 2001 MAFF Riding Roughshod Over Consumer Interests 4 May 2001 One Million Homes to get ‘Go Veggie’ Message - Events Around The UK     1 May 2001 Burying? Burning? Shooting? Stop Killing. Full Stop. London Photocall. 30 April 2001 One Million Homes to get ‘Go Veggie’ Message 27 April 2001 New Veggie Guide to Boost Lake District 4 April 2001 Lambs to the Slaughter - PHOTOCALL - The Bull Ring Market, Birmingham 3 April 2001 Open Letter about Foot and Mouth from Viva!'s Director, Juliet Gellatley 29 March 2001 MAFF Slaughter Policy a Dad’s Army Disaster 27 March 2001 Stop Bush Meat Time Bomb 26 March 2001 Lambs to the Slaughter - PHOTOCALL - Gardner Street, Brighton 23 March 2001 “It’s Time to Go Veggie” says Actress Pam Ferris 22 March 2001 Lambs to the Slaughter - PHOTOCALL - Tuesday, 27th March at 12.30pm in Exchange Square, London EC2 15 March 2001 Pig Swill Must Be Banned 7 March 2001 Britain’s Pig Slums Exposed Filthy conditions encourage the spread of diseases 26 February 2001 Don't Panic Buy, Go Veggie! 22 February 2001 Protect Us from Foot & Mouth Disease - Call Off the Countryside March! 14 February 2001 ASA Slams Meat Industry for False Animal Welfare Claims 5 February 2001 South West Farmers Urged Not to Export Sheep for Illegal Slaughter 12 December 2000 MHS Accused of Ignoring Animal Cruelty in Welsh Abbattoir 1 December 2000 Local shoppers urged to forget turkey and ‘Go Veggie for Christmas’     13 November 2000 MAFF accused of failing to protect animals in abattoirs 3 November 2000 Edinburgh: Meat Hygiene Service accused of failing to protect animals in abattoirs 1 November 2000 BSE - nature’s warning that intensive farming will destroy us 18 October 2000 Electric Stunning Does Not Work, Says Viva! 13 October 2000 Nutritionist Denies ‘Meat Essential for Health’ Claim 10 October 2000   Wolverhampton: Meat Hygiene Service accused of failing to protect animals in abattoirs 19 September 2000 York HQ: Meat Hygiene Service accused of failing to protect animals in abattoirs 11 September 2000 London: ‘Eat a Burger - Save Your Soul’ Campaign Under Fire 29 August 2000 ABATTOIR CRUELTY EXPOSED ON FILM - Viva! launches new Sentenced to Death video and report 26 July 2000 Viva! ends duck debeaking in Britain 17 July 2000 Viva! victory as Tesco withdraw barbary duck 10 July 2000 Viva! Call to Tesco - Stop Debeaking Ducks!  6 July 2000 Cinema’s Say Chickens Can’t Run 14 June 2000 Viva! victory as Asda withdraw barbary duck 31 May 2000 Viva! victory as M&S withdraw barbary duck  26 May 2000 A joint statement from Viva! and Harrods  23 May 2000 Public Right to Worry About ‘Food Crimes’ 1 May 2000 Beginners Guide to Genetic Engineering - new from Viva! 28 April 2000 ‘Eat a Burger - Save Your Soul’ Campaign Under Fire 19 April 2000 Viva! London Does it for Ducks - Harrods to Stop Selling Factory Farmed Duck Meat 13 April 2000 Children’s Pig Parade to Stop Animal Cruelty 11 April 2000 Stop the Ugly Duckling Industry! - Nationwide Easter Action by Viva!: 15th-24th April 2000 11 April 2000 Viva!’s NEW Veggie Guide to the Lakes 6 April 2000 Viva! Victory as Sainsbury’s Dump De-beaked Ducks 31 March 2000 Viva! Says 'No' to ducks at Bentwaters 28 March 2000 GMOs - The Hidden Agenda 17 March 2000 Viva! Campaigners Film Illegal Sheep Slaughter at Eid-El-Kabir Festival in France 14 March 2000 Exposed: Secret Suffering of British Sheep Waiting for Eid-El-Kabir Slaughter March 2000 Better food labelling: urgentaction needed! 1 January 2000 Celebrate throughout the millennium with animal-free wines by Viva! 6 December 1999 Twiggy Does it for Ducks - Photocall December 1999 Ducks out of Water - PRESS BRIEFING   Press Releases from 1999 and before