Summary: In the UK, up to 99 million animals are unnecessarily slaughtered without being stunned beforehand because the meat from these animals is not being consumed...
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Dogs are no longer livestock in China
Animals Asia, the well-known animal charity, reported on July 20, 2020, that China was removing dogs from the National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources....
Continue reading...UK government dragging its heels on banning the importation of hunting trophies
NEWS AND COMMENT: Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting has criticised the UK government for dragging its heels on banning the importation...
Continue reading...Chinese health workers “disinfect” an apartment by killing the owner’s dog with a crowbar!
NEWS AND COMMENT-SHANGRAO, CHINA: Once again the news media reports the most shocking news from China. You might have heard that the authorities in that country...
Continue reading...Italy’s Mafia bosses eat roasted dormice at mob summits
CALABRIA, ITALY-NEWS AND COMMENT: Italian police swooped on a farmhouse in Delianuova, Calabria, in the toe of Italy, to seize 730 illegal marijuana plants. This part...
Continue reading...Bureau of Land Management in the USA allegedly rounding up too many mustangs
NEWS AND COMMENT – COLORADO, USA: The Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act 1971 is an American statute which protects wild horses in that country. It...
Continue reading...Consumers need to know how animals are killed before buying meat products
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: Bravo, again, to Carrie Johnson who is a patron of the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWF). She has long campaigned for labelling requirements...
Continue reading...UK: dogs must wear a collar with owner’s name and address on the tag
The Control of Dogs Order 1992 states that in England and Scotland a dog in a public place must wear a collar with its owner’s name...
Continue reading...UK law on keeping wild animals needs to be overhauled
Exotic pets are popular in the UK. The word “exotic” means wild animal in this context. Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act licences were issued for...
Continue reading...Hundreds of dogs, mostly greyhounds, housed for the sole purpose of draining their blood
“If the governor signs it, a bill that has passed the California legislature will end businesses that “house hundreds of dogs, mostly greyhounds, for the sole...
Continue reading...Israel, the first country to ban the sale of most fur clothing
The government of Israel has banned the sale of fur in the fashion industry. In doing so, they are the first country to outlaw fur clothing...
Continue reading...It could be a crime to allow your dog to bite a postal worker’s fingers through the letterbox
To be clear, it can be a crime if a dog owner allows their dog to bite a postman when delivering post through the letterbox in the UK.
Continue reading...U.S. Federal jury unanimously decides disabled veteran can take his service dog to work
A ruling by the U.S. District Court in Little Rock, Arkansas was made after a five-day trial by jury concerning whether or not a disabled American...
Continue reading...Identifying irresponsible dog owners through DNA profiling of dog poo
NEWS AND COMMENT-TEL AVIV: Tel Aviv-Jaffa City Council have taken a bold step in improving the standards of dog ownership. They say that as much as...
Continue reading...This is like someone asking you to kill your cat or dog
TEWSKBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA – NEWS AND COMMENT: The words in the title are those of Vilmaria Maldonado who treats three six-month-old goats as pets on the...
Continue reading...Blue lobsters are 1 in 2 million
People ask whether blue lobsters are poisonous, real or rare and even whether they are expensive. Lobsters are blue because of a genetic variation or mutation...
Continue reading...Are peregrine falcons protected in the UK?
Yes, peregrine falcons are protected in the UK by law. An excellent example of that protection is currently published in today’s The Times newspaper. Network Rail...
Continue reading...What is the UK law on dogs attacking animals?
I’m prompted to write this article because of a well publicised story in The Times newspaper today about a QC’s dog savaging a beloved local seal...
Continue reading...Jeremy Paxman shoots grey squirrels sat on his toilet
In a kind of a rant, Jeremy Paxman has admitted to enjoying shooting grey squirrels with an air rifle while sat on his crapper with the...
Continue reading...University laboratory manager allegedly decapitated over 200 mice
NEWS AND COMMENT: At an employment tribunal, the applicant, Robert Pawlak, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Exeter, alleged that Deborah Galley illegally decapitated...
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