There is an update to this story which arrived in the newspaper the day after I published it. It is this: “Billionaires face jail after paying servant 6 pounds a day”. Yes, members of Britain’s richest family who were accused of spending more on a …
I have taken the headline from The Times newspaper. This is a claim by campaigners but they’ve done their research very thoroughly. Superbugs have been found in more than 50% of Lidl chicken products as tested by campaigners at a German laboratory. The argument is …
Wombats don’t deliberately offer shelter to other animals in their burrows which can be very extensive. There might be 90 metres of tunnels with up to 30 entrances and the temperature inside these boroughs can be about 10°C below surface temperatures. The question arises because …
Our pet cats and dogs scratch themselves to alleviate an itch. It is perfectly instinctive and normal. Nature through evolution gave them that behavioural trait. It is not learned. They are born with it as it is handed down in their DNA – as it …
This is a report on PETA’s campaign and investigations on the animal cruelty within the luxury goods market and in this instance, I refer to the Hermès Birkin handbag made from crocodile skin. The picture below shows, according to PETA, dead crocodiles in Zimbabwe which …
RELATED: American veterinarian criticises fellow vets for dog ear crops and tail docks This is not hot of the press news but it needs to be reported. To spread that word that PETA achieves results. For 90 years Budweiser tail docked their Clydesdales for a …
This is a good news story and as expected it is all over the Internet but I feel compelled to add one more page about it based on the reporting in my daily newspaper, The Times. It concerns a man, Brandon Garrett, in Oregon, who …
NEWS AND OPINION: Iceland has approved the killing of nearly 100 whales after they had briefly suspended whaling because of welfare concerns. Of course, animal campaigners have criticised the Icelandic fishing ministry’s decision to issue a licence to the Icelander’s last whaling company. That company …
Young male dolphins may practice their flirtation skills together so that when they grow up, they are better at finding a mate. Research indicates that the more time that young male dolphins engage in play with other youngsters, the more likely it was that they …