MikeB
Pope Francis has said that people trafficking turns the victims into commodities. I agree with this, of course. However, he describes the perpetrators of this crime as becoming like animals. This is surely incorrect. It would not cross the mind of an animal to traffic …
There is an unintended, potential consequence, in the long term, of near 100% spaying and neutering of domestic cats. What might happen is that over generations the only cats being born are those from feral and stray cats because it is these cats who have …
What is unethical behaviour at animal shelters? It’s probably a philosophical question but I’ll try and stick to real situations. And I’m not sure that there are any absolute wrongs and rights in this discussion. How pragmatic must managers at animal shelters be? We live …
This is an interesting concept and it’s coming out of Singapore where there is a growing interest in pet ownership and where the pet population is projected to grow to 820,000 in 2019. I have never considered giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a cat before. …
The millions of cats and dogs that pass through animal shelters in the United States annually are commercial assets if you look at them that way. I am not suggesting that you should but under financial pressure shelter managers might, and in doing so it …
A 22-year-old British student, Skye Wardle, has saved three ‘slaughterhouse’ dogs from China and they are all thriving under her care. She first adopted Clover, a male Golden Retriever, in Nov. 2016. Clover was in a terrible state of poor health at a dog slaughter …
Shockingly in an age when people are more aware of the cruelty of animal testing and when there are more opportunities through technological development to avoid testing on animals, in Holland it is on the increase and substantially so. NL Times reports that there was …
An organisation called the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting using data provided by people monitoring the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), tell us that a Zimbabwean whose name is Ron Thomson is responsible for killing around 5000 African elephants single-handedly. This organisation …
Dogs can have a great relationship with mailmen. There are some excellent examples. And mailmen are not always scared of dogs – quite the contrary. Some of them bring treats and plenty of love. So when their route changes it is pretty heartbreaking as you …
