MikeB
NEWS AND COMMENT: We would all have thought that Greta Thunberg, the world’s most high-profile climate change activist, would support wind farms. They are unsightly but they are very environmentally friendly. They use nature to create energy although they kill birds and can disturb ground-living …
News and comment: you may have heard about the alleged surge in bedbug infestations in the UK ostensibly imported from France but I don’t think this is correct because my research indicates that there has been a steady increase in bedbug infestations in the UK …
It may surprise people to know that about 55 million pheasants and red-legged partridges are reared annually in captivity before being released into the British countryside to be shot by rich people. To that vast number we can add 2.6 million mallard ducks. To animal …
NEWS AND COMMENT: I am not sure whether it is true that Hamas have intentionally targeted dogs in their raid from Gaza into Israel which has dominated the news media headlines since it started days ago. We do know, however, that Hamas gunmen shot a …
Eurasian cave lions were bigger than the modern-day African lion and they were hunted to extinction about 11,000 BC. They prowled Europe and it is hard to imagine. And about 40,000 years ago the Neanderthals lived in Europe and they would be forced to encounter …
There are probably more than six, if the truth be known, but the Twitter X post says six. The video makes uncomfortable viewing. The deceased horse looks emaciated and was carried away by four men. That would have been impossible with a properly fed horse, …
“Bad space weather” refers to the sun spitting out vast globules of charged plasma towards planet Earth which has the power sometimes to knock out communication satellites and also the power to mess up the Baltimore Oriole’s navigation system when they migrate. I understand this …
In Britain, gene-edited chickens have been created which makes them resistant to the H9N2-UDL strain of bird flu. Bird flu has decimated poultry and wild birds in recent years in the UK. Also, bird flu is a zoonosis and can be transferred from birds to …
Dr. Mike Petty, DVM, is a highly qualified expert on the matter of post-operative animal pain management and pain management in general. He’s written a book about pain management in dogs and he lectures and consults on the topic. He knows what he is talking …
