Empower Campaigns

Mutilated for your viewing pleasure…Help us end the pinioning of birds in zoos.

CAPS has exposed the barbaric practice, of 'pinioning'. Thousands of newly born birds have the end of one wing severed, usually with a sharp pair of scissors and without any pain relief, simply so they can be kept in captivity.By preventing these birds from flying away, zoos and wildlife parks can ...
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Age Cymru’s Rule out abuse campaign: Sign the petition today

Positive Steps to tackle elder abuse together Age Cymru’s major new campaign Rule Out Abuse calls on the Welsh Government to commit to 3 principles which we believe should underpin all work to protect adults at risk of abuse: • Prioritise safety • Protect from harm and respect choices • Promote ...
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Help end domestic violence in Wales with Welsh Womens’ Aid

WWA is the national umbrella organisation representing local Women's Aid Groups situated throughout Wales. Our member groups provide direct services for women and children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic ...
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Success story: The Morecambe Dolphin Campaign of 1989–1991

In the 1970's there were thirty dolphin shows in the UK. By 1989 there were three. Today there are none. Whilst at Lancaster university in the late 1980's Bev Garside become alarmed when she discovered the Morcambe Dolphinarium which used many sea animals performing tricks and shows for the ...
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Save The Meerkat

Meerkats have become the latest “must have” pet craze to hit the UK and animal dealers are exploiting the popularity of the animals made famous by TV programmes and commercials. The Captive Animals' Protection Society (CAPS) campaigns against the trade in exotic animals as pets and meerkats are a ...
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Where did you learn our language? … I listened!

I finished the last blog with a quote and have started this one with another. The ‘title’ of this piece is a quote from the film 13th Warrior, described by Time Out in the following terms: “At its best, this achieves the beauty and grandeur of a Kurosawa epic - at its worst, however, it feels like a Python remake of The Vikings.”

Accountants in charities are important!

Accountants within charities are important ... well I would say that wouldn’t I! But realistically they have to be important. I have heard service departments of charities grumbling that “finance rules this organisation” and whilst finance shouldn’t rule they should certainly have a hand in ruling.