NEWS AND COMMENT-TASMANIA: The news is that PETA is using the Australian state of Tasmania to establish that whipping a horse during a race is… Read More »Tasmania: PETA want to prove that horse whipping during a race is animal cruelty
“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… Read More »Hundreds of dogs, mostly greyhounds, housed for the sole purpose of draining their blood
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: I have just written about a 36p octopus for sale in Morrisons supermarket which caused uproar among animal advocates because of the… Read More »Morrisons supermarket chickens are in extreme pain
The words in the title are those of Justin Webb, 41, on Twitter. He is a charity worker and vegan. He took a photo of… Read More »36 pence for a dead baby octopus, one of the most amazing creatures to ever swim the seas
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… Read More »Israel, the first country to ban the sale of most fur clothing
Seagulls are pretty bold at the seaside. I guess they are habituated to humans. There have been some examples of animal cruelty directed at seagulls… Read More »Man throws left jab at seagull trying to get his prawns
NEWS AND VIEWS: The pig farmer who set Scottish national standards of welfare and who owns a pig farm has been exposed as an alleged,… Read More »Animal welfare chief quits after piglets were killed with a hammer
CALIFORNIA, US – NEWS AND VIEWS: I am going to have to be brutally honest about this. Some people love the way Maritza Rubalcava has… Read More »Woman applies huge false nails to her dog’s claws and films it
You decide. I have decided. The bloke pushed over the dry cat food container deliberately to make the video. It was all planned obviously. He… Read More »An amusing cat video or a mild case of cat abuse?
NEWS AND VIEWS: Florida’s lawmakers are set to ban the tethering of pets and leaving them unsupervised. A bill is currently being debated: Senate Bill… Read More »Florida is set to ban pet tethering despite objections by the NRA
Farm staff were filmed kicking live trout along the floor. Test Valley Trout Farming supplies ChalkStream®, a brand under which fish from the fish farms… Read More »Undercover video shows workers at Test Valley Trout Farming abusing fish
Consumers should boycott pork as most pigs die in terror and pain gasping for breath. Slaughterhouse pigs suffer before death. Millions of pigs suffer poor… Read More »Most British pigs die in terror and pain gasping for breath
It is always useful to know the most pet-friendly states in the USA. This chart relates to 2020. Safewise.com produced the data in the image.… Read More »10 most pet-friendly states in the USA
I have read today that Prince Charles bought Highgrove, his home in Gloucestershire, because it was near the Beaufort Hunt. He clearly, at the time,… Read More »Shame: Prince Charles loves foxhunting
Carp describes various species of an oily freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia which is consumed in many parts of the world. In Poland… Read More »Supreme Court of Poland grants improved animal rights to carp, a freshwater fish
NEWS AND VIEWS: The county of Weixin, Yunnan province, had laid down the law on dog-walking because of complaints of dog bites. They had ruled… Read More »Southwest China’s dog-walking ban unravels
More than 200 citizens of Denmark have been infected with a mutant strain of coronavirus that has spread from farmed mink to humans. This information… Read More »Denmark: mutant strain of coronavirus infects 200 people
COVID-19 has sidelined a lot of businesses this year, leaving people to find their own way to deal with what has for many become a… Read More »Atlanta-based food writer has taken her knowledge of fine dining and made one hungry chipmunk very happy
The sentence can be found on the PETA website. I think it needs to be discussed as best we can. It does actually pose some… Read More »If animal exploitation were wrong, it would be illegal. Discuss.
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… Read More »Breeding of mink to be banned in France