China currently lacks nationwide animal welfare laws. However, there are some specific contexts where legislation exists to protect animals, such as in research and zoos. Notably, the Wild Animal Protection Law, adopted in 1988, provides protective measures for certain precious or endangered species like pandas, …
PETA has achieved another success and the world should be thankful to them. The Times reports that the tradition of beheading cockerels at village fairs in parts of western Germany has been stopped after complaints by PETA. I had never heard of the custom before …
RELATED: In China pets detract from a leader’s image. The opposite is true in America. This is an extraordinary development by normal standards but, without wishing to be overly critical, it seems to be entirely in line with animal welfare attitudes in China; a country …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is another episode in the XL bullies saga. You may know that from last Sunday XL bullies were banned in the UK under specific legislation. But those who own XL bullies can keep them under tight regulations and with a licence. …
The UK government tells us that from February 1, 2024 it will be a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales unless your dog has a valid certificate of exemption. Also, from 31 December 2023, it will be against the …
NEWS AND COMMENT: A-list celebrities who are animal advocates, namely Ricky Gervais, Twiggy, Sir Mark Rylance, Peter Egan, Amanda Abbington, Gemma Atkinson, the sailor Tracey Edwards, the television presenter Kirsty Gallacher, and the singer Shirley Kemp are urging the British government to ban children from …
On this page you will see a video from TikTok in which Dave Wilson, a co-founder of the American XL bully breed, makes it clear that he intended this breed to be docile. He selectively bred with other breeders a variety of dog breeds to …
The Times headline is “First Dog hounded out of White House”. So, it has finally happened. Commander has been banished from the White House at last after biting at least 11 people. The place simply wasn’t right for him. There were suggestions that he should …
It may surprise people to know that, in extreme cases, it might be possible to prosecute a dog owner for murder if their dog attacks a person and as a result of that attack the person dies. Normally if a dog owner’s dog attacks a …
