NEWS AND VIEWS – PHILIPPINES: it is reported that a police officer was killed by a fighting cockerel when the bird’s bladed spur struck his leg and he bled to death. The police officer, Lt Christian Bolok had picked up … Continue reading →
Investigators from the League Against Cruel Sports filmed two hunters from the Devon and Somerset Staghounds using whips to force a red deer stag to carry on running to allow them to continue having their fun before shooting the animal. … Continue reading →
Because of the highly competitive nature of YouTube, I am seeing upsetting images being used as the icon image when searching for a video on animal rescue. You might know that you can select a still image to be presented … Continue reading →
Yesterday, the French government announced plans to ban the breeding of mink in France and the outlawing of wild animals in travelling circuses under improved animal welfare measures. There are four surviving mink farms in France and they will be … Continue reading →
NEWS AND OPINION: The law regarding the importation of animal fur into the UK is highly complicated. I know that the European Union banned cat and dog fur in around 2009. But I also know that animals are bred in … Continue reading →
This moving video from a dog shelter, Takis Shelter in Crete, the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, tells me that even the most brutalised dogs can forgive and perhaps forget and respond well to love. Perhaps some … Continue reading →
Technology has been developed to allow farmers to confine cattle to a parcel of land without recourse to fences by placing GPS electric collars on the cows which deliver a zap to the animal when they cross a virtual boundary. … Continue reading →
I have asked the question in the title because a horse-drawn barge business run by Jenny Roberts has closed after cruelty claims. After 35 years of operating, Jenny Roberts who owns a 1935 narrowboat called Iona has closed her business, … Continue reading →
The Times newspaper tells me that fishing is catching on with the stars, the celebrities and the Z listers. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has been a catalyst to the increasing numbers of anglers in the UK. The furlough … Continue reading →
ANALYSIS: It’s about time. It is said that when a living lobster is placed into boiling water it screams in pain. As I recall, it’s been proved that they do. And there’s no reason why they shouldn’t feel pain. They … Continue reading →
I have become an instant fan of Shraddha Kapoor. She is a wealthy, beautiful and educated Indian actress living in Mumbai probably in a big house but not too far from her home is a rubbish dump and in that … Continue reading →
Open the champagne, New York City (NYC) will take foie gras off the menu in 2022. NYC is the home of dining on expense accounts according to The Times and a popular menu item is foie gras. Unfortunately foie gras … Continue reading →
I am reading an article from the Mail Online Dated 28 April 2013. It is just before the time that Romania joined the European Union. Members of the European Union need to be in alignment on a whole range of … Continue reading →
