Join the BUAV in asking Parliament to debate vivisection at this critical time for animals in laboratories. Please sign: here.

Tell European Commissioner John Dalli to stand firm on the 2012 ban on battery cages. Please sign: here.

Declare your land (even your backyard!) a "hunt-free zone" with the new campaign "Hounds Off". Please sign: here.

Help the badgers! Please sign the LACS petition calling for a badger vaccination programme instead of a cull. Help them reach 1 million signatures by signing here! You can also email DEFRA Minister Caroline Spelman here to explain why you are opposed to a cull.

Help end Australia's cruel live cattle export trade to Indonesia. Footage captured by Animals Australia and reviewed by RSPCA Australia shows Australian cattle being treated brutally inside Indonesian slaughterhouses. Please sign WSPA's letter to the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Senator Joe Ludwig here.

The European Commission is currently looking into how the Live Transport Regulation could be better enforced and improved. Please email your MEPs here urging them to call on Commissioner Dalli to place a short finite limit on journey times and ensure that current laws are enforced rigorously in every member state.

Air travel! If you're planning to fly this summer, you can check which airlines do and do not transport primates for research before booking here. Please also ask your MP to sign the Early Day Motion (EDM 2014) supporting BUAV's Cargo Cruelty campaign (see BUAV website).

Say no to cruel cosmetics! The BUAV has launched the No Cruel Cosmetics campaign in response to concerns over a delay to the EU ban on the import and sale of animal tested products in 2013. Sign the petition at www.nocruelcosmetics.org, and ask your MP to join Torbay's Adrian Sanders in signing EDM 1242 (click here)

Urge your MEPs to stand firm against cloning! Over the next few weeks, the EU will be holding crucial debates on the cloning of animals for food. Contact your MEPs via the CWIF website: here.

For photos of previous events, view the Gallery

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ABOUT US

EFFA is committed to opposing and exposing animal cruelty and was set up to help end the massive suffering of farm animals by promoting vegetarianism and veganism. We initiate campaigns locally to expose cruelty and also act in support of national organisations. EFFA campaigns on the streets, in schools and at the institutions of animal abuse. We also organise Living Without Cruelty Fayres and hold information stalls throughout the year. EFFA is dedicated to peaceful protest and consists of a wide diversity of people and talents.

We welcome new members. Please click on 'Join Us' above if you would like to get involved or send us an email at mail@effa-uk.org