Animal Rising Press

A Supreme Court ruling today (14/07/26) [1] upheld the acquittals of six anti-dairy campaigners who disrupted dairy giant Müller’s Droitwich site in 2022. Animal Rising argues the decision marks a crucial victory for protest rights in the UK, setting a precedent that public nuisance laws cannot be used sweepingly to prevent peaceful protest. [The defendants outside court in May 2025] In September 2022, Animal Rising (then Animal Rebellion) launched a two-week campaign of protest against dairy...

The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped charges against four Animal Rising campaigners who ran onto the tracks at Doncaster Racecourse in 2023, after a series of jury refusals to convict defendants for protesting horse racing. Campaigners argue that the repeated failure to secure convictions, combined with growing public antipathy towards the controversial sport, signals a turning point for the future of horse racing in the UK. The four had been due to stand trial for public nuisance after...

Defendants (From L-R): Ben Newman, Beau Sebastian, and Dan Kidby. In June 2022, three men rescued five beagle puppies from MBR Acres [1] In the fifth and final “Beagle Rescue Trial”, three defendants have all been convicted of burglary following several days of trial. The three were charged with the burglary of five dogs from MBR Acres in June 2022. The jury passed a majority 10-2 verdict after nearly 10 hours of deliberation. The conviction comes as pressure mounts on the Home Office to shut...