Greater Manchester had the third highest number of animal cruelty reports in England and Wales in 2016, despite the number of successful convictions continuing to fall.

It is well known that The Smith’s legendary frontman Morrissey believes that Meat is Murder, and now Manchester’s most famous veggie has been recreated using nothing but greens, to celebrate World Vegetarian Day on October 1.

A Manchester resident has successfully topped other entrants to become one of four female finalists in PETA’s Sexiest Vegan in the UK and Ireland competition for 2015.

Animal rights activists PETA offered six different ways for loved up Mancunians to go Vegan for Valentine’s Day.

Manchester fashionistas are restoking the fire under the heated fur debate as sales have shot up by 93% in the last sixteen years, according to International Fur Trade figures.

Clothes retailer French Connection (FCUK) have banned angora products with immediate effect after receiving more than 100,000 angry emails from PETA supporters and their fellow animal rights activists.

Kate Laycy, who was crowned PETA’s Sexiest Vegan in 2014, is demanding Air France join every other major airline in the world and stop flying thousands of terrified monkeys every year to laboratories for experiments

A Manchester actress swapped makeup for face paint at the weekend as she joined a 100-strong protest against bullfighting ahead of Spain’s famous Running of the Bulls.

A Manchester actress and animal lover is baring it all in her bid to stop bullfighting – by protesting nude ahead of the famous Running of the Bulls.

Two Manchester animal-loving activists have set up a national appeal in the wake of an M62 lorry crash which killed more than 1,000 chickens.

Charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have launched a Manchester Meat is Murder art campaign to coincide with Manchester music legend Morrissey’s 55th birthday.