Remember the couple of young ladies who through Heinz soup over Vincent van Gogh’s sunflower painting at the National Gallery? They are heroes to me. Their names are Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, both in their early 20s. Here is Phoebe: This shows the video …
Louis McKechnie, 23, is an animal rights activist. A person I admire. He felt it necessary to cause criminal damage to the Victoria Memorial water feature in London, near Buckingham Palace, by throwing dye into the water which stained the stonework. He probably was unaware …
NEWS AND COMMENT: You may remember the story of 10 giant tortoises found in woodland dead. People scratched their heads as to what had happened. We now know. The tortoises were being looked after by an electrician who’d apparently had a fascination with tortoises for …
Nature enthusiasts, animal advocates, and conservationists will be relieved to hear that two individuals have been charged in relation to the cutting down of the iconic 200-year-old Sycamore Gap tree. The incident garnered widespread media attention, as the tree was a renowned landmark. It attracted …
Residents in Broughton, Hampshire were left shocked and disturbed when dozens of dead animals were callously dumped outside a village shop. This incident marks the second sick attack targeting the area. The gruesome scene included bloodied carcasses strewn across the streets and pavements, with an eerie twist: the offenders had impaled an owl and kestrel on the …
NEWS AND COMMENT: There are two aspects to this story. Firstly, the one highlighted in the title and secondly the failure of the police to realise that this man had been shot and that this is an alleged murder enquiry. Yes, it’s hard to believe …
Doug Maw is an animal welfare activist. He is actually quite high profile on social media. And his Twitter/X feed helps me get to the bottom of this story which is reported in The Times. The Times version is inaccurate according to Doug Maw and …
NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s in The Times today and it’s a shocking story not only of vandalism by a private landowner living on the shores of Lake Windermere but of the inefficiencies and inadequacies of the UK’s authorities who are, today, underfunded. The Times reports …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This shooting took place on the Pan-American Highway in the Chame district about 50 miles north-west of the capital, Panama City. The story is extraordinary and appears to be an example of a respectable man totally losing his cool. The shooting was …