NEWS AND OPINION-UK: This news item has just been released. It shows once again the brutality of foxhunting which has been banned in the UK but which is sometimes circumvented using illegal practices by some foxhunting groups. At this moment this is an allegation please …
The news today (Mirror newspaper online) is that in the county of Kent, UK, someone is attacking outside domestic cats by shaving off some of their coat. But that is it. It is cruel and a crime but except for the trauma of the attack …
NEWS AND COMMENT: The man was on his phone while driving which is illegal in the UK. The two police constables spotted it and gave chase on their horses down the middle of town – an unusual sight to say the least and very cool. …
NEWS AND COMMENT-GREAT GONERBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, UK: The story is shocking in its level of animal cruelty. The backdrop to this story is Emma Parker’s addiction to Class A drugs to which she has a long history. It is said that her home had been taken …
NEWS AND VIEWS-LIVERPOOL, UK: On September 10, 2022, a dog deemed to have been dangerously out of control bit a postman delivering to residents of a cul-de-sac called Ash Vale in Liverpool, UK. As a consequence, Royal Mail have stopped delivering to the entire cul-de-sac …
Farmers are painting the horns of their sheep to try and beat thieves in Dartmoor where it is reported that rural crime has risen by 40% over the past 12 months. There’s been an increase in animal theft and equipment from farmers in this region …
NEWS AND COMMENT-HIGH WYCOMBE, UK: A dachshund has been killed on the pavement (footway or sidewalk) by a 20-year-old man driving an e-scooter. The dog’s owner, Sue Reynolds, was out walking her 14-year-old dachshund Jumbo when the man drove through Jumbo’s lead which caused Jumbo …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This story is a terrible indictment of the state of play in the UK on the issue of dog theft. Brandy is an eight-month-old dachshund who belongs to a Ukrainian family living in Lviv. They gave up Brandy to a UK friend, …
NEWS AND COMMENT-SONOMA, CALIFORNIA: This is one of those classic cases where the people who stole a cat have been identified but they won’t give the cat back. This makes it very difficult for the owner. The police can be unhelpful. Update about 10 days …
