How did we survive before social media? Is there life after Facebook? Social media: It’s a blessing and a curse. Of course, I can recall what life was like before… Read More


You can now watch online a recording of the public meeting at The British Library, ‘The Fight for Animal Rights: Kim Stallwood in Conversation’, that took place on May 16.… Read More


Join me in The Pigott Theatre in The Knowledge Centre to discuss animal rights and The British Library’s acquisition of the Kim Stallwood Archive. Panelists include Paula Sparks, Chair, The… Read More


Today I launch on Patreon my Topsy the Elephant campaign. Topsy was a female Asian elephant. She was put to death at Luna Park, one of America’s first amusement parks,… Read More


The life of Topsy and the film about her electrocution are inseparable. Whether seen or not by those who know anything about her, the film has come to define her… Read More


Bicentenaries don’t come around very often. And when they do, they’re unique opportunities to celebrate the past, acknowledge the present, and reach for the future. A significant animal rights bicentenary… Read More


Today I start my 47th year as a vegan, working full-time in animal rights. My focus for 2023 is to write the biography of Topsy the elephant, serve on the… Read More


As I wish to prioritise writing my book about Topsy the elephant, I am taking a break from social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) until the end of 2022. I will… Read More


One year ago today, I collapsed unconscious in the street yards from my office in Hastings. I remember walking along the road and not feeling well. I sat down in… Read More


Animalaw: Visions for the Future The Martin’s Act Bicentenary Anniversary Conference 2022 18-22 July 2022 Online Co-produced by the UK Centre for Animal Law (A-LAW) and Universities Federation for Animal… Read More


Forty years ago today in 1982, 6,000 animal rights campaigners marched six miles from Salisbury, Wiltshire to Porton Down, the government’s warfare research laboratory where animals are used as research… Read More


After The British Library acquired 36 boxes of research materials in 2020 to form the Kim Stallwood Archive, there was still a considerable amount of animal rights stuff in my… Read More