A genetic mutation has been discovered which contributes to bulldog breathlessness. It is not just about the shape of the head due to extreme breeding (shortened muzzle and flat face like the Persian cat) causing breathing issues. This gene is also involved. Dogs with short …
This is the ‘other world’ – a place where if you deign to mildly but publicly criticise the authorities even in jest, you risk being banged up. This is what happened to Mr Ban in Yingzhou district in the city of Fuyang. He called his …
Jennifer Green, 33, and her female friend are currently in a hellhole jail in Oman because they have been locked up after being accused of stealing two dogs when they claim they were rescuing them after they had been left out in scorchingly high temperatures …
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 an elephant during the television …
The invasiveness and the all-pervading destruction of the human is made shockingly apparent in finding a plastic object, perhaps a plastic bag, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, which at 10,928 metres down is the deepest part of all the oceans on the planet. …
Jeff Bezos is the founder and chief executive of Amazon and he also happens to be the world’s richest man despite his divorce settlement. For good measure, he’s been accused of being a hypocrite because he preaches the protection of the planet and that Earth …
Conservationists are delighted because sea eagles are thriving after being reintroduced in Scotland more than 40 years ago. Sheep farmers have the opposite viewpoint as they are concerned about their impact on livestock. A photograph emerged showing a sea eagle flying off with a lamb …
In America, the average American eats 4.4 burgers a week. However, over concerns for their health and the environment the American’s deep rooted fondness for burgers is waning and they are, little by little turning to the veggie variant despite president Trump’s best efforts. American …
A Norwegian woman, Birgitte Kallestad, 24, an animal lover, saw a puppy on the street while on holiday in the Philippines. She took the puppy back to her resort. It’s not clear how the woman suffered the “small scrapes” except that she played with the …
