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A koala wanted to enjoy Christmas too

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 5, 2020 by MikeBDecember 5, 2020
Koala in Christmas tree

NEWS AND VIEWS: The McCormick family living in Adelaide, South Australia, returned home to find a koala in their Christmas tree. Sadly, he was trying to eat pieces of it but it’s made of plastic. Koala’s like to climb eucalyptus … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal-human conflict, Australia, Christmas, koala

Loss of matriarch elephant at Warsaw Zoo opens door to a CBD trial to reduce stress

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 28, 2020 by MikeBAugust 28, 2020
Fredzia a young female elephant

The management at Warsaw Zoo have taken the opportunity to test out CBD oil on a couple of female elephants who it was decided were displaying signs of stress and anxiety because of the loss of their matriarch, Earna who … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged elephants, news, welfare, zoo

One-horned rhinos roam the streets in India

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 30, 2020 by MikeBJuly 30, 2020
One-horned rhino in Kaziranga National Park which has been flooded in the monsoons

Almost 85% of the Kaziranga National Park is underwater. The park is in Assam, India. It is home to the world’s largest remaining population of one-horned rhinos which were hunted to the brink of extinction by the turn-of-the-century. Due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged climate change, conservation, India, rhino

Culprits placed firecrackers inside a pineapple and gave it to a pregnant elephant

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 5, 2020 by MikeBJune 5, 2020
Firecrackers in a pineapple kill a pregnant female elephant

Samuel Pachuau, the Wildlife Warden of the Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India, claimed that the culprits had placed firecrackers inside a pineapple and then given it to a pregnant elephant who chomped down on it causing the firecrackers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, welfare | Leave a reply

Coronavirus China: chlorine disinfectant may pollute and damage wildlife

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on April 14, 2020 by MikeBApril 14, 2020
China sprays disinfectant to stop Covid-19 spread

The chlorine disinfectant that has been used in China to contain the spread of coronavirus might be polluting drinking water and it might also be damaging the wildlife in rivers. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing said that they believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, human animal relationship, welfare

British public turn against firework displays because of their companion animals, antisocial behaviour and military veterans

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 19, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019

The British public are turning against ad hoc fireworks displays. They want properly organised public displays on a one-off basis instead. Also, firework sellers have to pay increased costs to satisfy safety requirements. There is pressure on the fireworks business … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal advocate, cats, dogs, welfare

Lop-eared rabbits may suffer from constant pain

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 2, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Lop-eared rabbit

A study published in the journal Vet Record found that the floppy ears of lop rabbits can lead to deafness, eating difficulties, constant pain and large medical bills. It is suggested that when rabbits are grumpy or unfriendly it might … Continue reading →

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Thin beef steaks grown in labs available to diners by 2021

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 16, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Lab grown beef steak

An Israeli company based in Rehovot, a city in the Central District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv has developed thin beef steaks grown in the laboratory which they say will be available for diners by 2021. … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights

Insensitive picture of smiling woman holding pig carcass like a baby

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 17, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Disgusting insensitive picture of woman holding dead pig as a baby

Everything about this photograph is distasteful and unpleasant. Please can we not show animals more respect? This woman is smiling at a pig carcass, sown up and ready for the butchers. Horrible. Frankly, I’d ban all meat but that’s me.

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Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, welfare

The zebra’s stripes help to keep the animal cool

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 14, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Three zebras drinking at a water hole

The zebra’s stripes help to keep the animal cool so says an 85-year-old amateur zoologist and her 71-year-old husband, Alison and Stephen Cobb.

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Americans ingest up to 52,000 micro-plastic particles a year

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 6, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Microplastic particles

Canadian scientists conducted an extensive analysis of hundreds of “datasets” on micro-plastic contamination. They compared this information with the typical diet and consumption habits of American citizens. They decided that Americans can expect to ingest i.e. eat up to 52,000 … Continue reading →

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A vegan owning a cat is like meeting President Trump

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 2, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Vegan kitten nearly dies

Vegans and domestic cats can go together just as well as meat eating owners and their cats. What a person eats should be irrelevant to their relationship with their cat companion. And what the cat eats should be irrelevant to … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights

New Lidl labelling scheme still hides how chickens are reared

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 1, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Lidl chicken labelling scheme

In the UK a new supermarket scheme intended to tell shoppers the conditions under which chickens are reared does not achieve its goal. The scheme appears to pull the wool over the eyes of shoppers which is the exact opposite to the intention of the scheme.

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Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, welfare

Feeding pet rabbits fruit and vegetables can make them obese

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 1, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Rabbit eating hay

Hay is a much better food for a rabbit than fruit which is relatively high in sugar which can make rabbits obese.

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Kangaroos hit by vehicles in Australia need to be euthanised

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on May 26, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Kangaroo on Australian road with vulture and truck bearing down

It seems that a lot of kangaroos are hit by a lot of vehicles on Australia’s dusty red roads and they’re left to die of their injuries in great pain. It’s a common sight in Australia to see kangaroo carcasses … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, welfare

The actor Martin Clunes dropped as patron of animal welfare charity

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on May 15, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Martin Clunes climbs an elephant's trunk

The very talented and popular British actor, Martin Clunes has been dropped as patron of the Born Free Foundation (‘Born Free’) because he rode on an elephant, in his latest travel series, in India. Viewers can see him clamber onto … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, welfare

Regarding UK air pollution we must think of our companion animals as well

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on May 10, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019

Currently there is a lot of talk on the Internet and in newspapers about air pollution caused by road traffic, particularly diesels. I am referring to nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions together with very fine particles called particulates. There … Continue reading →

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Woman gets wolves to howl and converses with them

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on May 3, 2019 by MikeBDecember 14, 2020
Woman howls with wolves

This is really nice because it is a direct connection between human and nature. And I really like the way this young woman gets her wolves to howl and she smiles when she has achieved it. Then she winds them … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged welfare, wolf, wolves

Primary school plans to slaughter pigs raised by the children. Good or bad idea?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on April 29, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019

Is it a good idea for a primary school to kill the pigs that were reared for meat by the children? Animal welfare activists think it is a bad idea and there is an online petition against the slaughter which … Continue reading →

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Giving your companion animal CPR

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on April 11, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged animal welfare and rights, welfare

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