Pangolins are being poached to extinction to supply INEFFECTIVE traditional Chinese medicine
Here are some facts about the gradual extinction of the pangolin. It is a gruesome, unhappy story of human excess and superstition. For me,...
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Bull shark bit off his right hand and leg and he now wants to save sharks from extinction
Australian Paul de Gelder is a former Navy bomb disposal diver. He said: “[I] had my life changed in a very violent, painful and...
Big-hearted homeless man and stray dogs and one cat comfort each other
I thought ‘Wow’ when I saw this. The man’s heart is bigger than can be imagined. But here it is in reality, and it...
Two Indian women tried to fly with 100 live animals in their luggage
NEWS AND COMMENT-BANGKOK, THAILAND: Two Indian women have been arrested in Thailand after they tried to smuggle 109 live animals in their luggage. The...
Dog goes shopping for fruit and vegetables and behaves like a human
What can I say? It made me smile and even laugh. It looks like this is in Asia somewhere, perhaps Vietnam. The dog has...
Thailand: snake comes into home and swallows family cat
News and opinion: Thailand has dangers to cats which are distinctly different to those found in Europe and even America where there are predators...
Farming to feed rising human population will destroy wildlife
The world’s human population relentlessly rises and there is real concern but thankfully at last people are talking about it. Some people think that...
Fighting cock kills police officer
NEWS AND VIEWS – PHILIPPINES: it is reported that a police officer was killed by a fighting cockerel when the bird’s bladed spur struck...
Kim Jong-un grabbing pet dogs to solve food shortage in North Korea
There is a sinister story in the newspapers today about the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un declaring in July that pet ownership is a...
Asians should realise that otters are highly unsuitable as pets
There appears to be a craze in Japan for keeping otters as pets. It’s a dangerous craze because it could drive otters into extinction,...
