NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: You may have read Sarah Moulds’s story. I wrote about it some time ago (click here if you wish to read the backstory). It was well discussed in news media. She is a primary school teacher or was. She was a follower …
NEWS AND COMMENT-SINGAPORE: This is an extraordinary story of animal neglect. The owners of this elderly Shih Tzu calmly walked into an animal rescue in Singapore, HOPE Dog Rescue Singapore, and relinquished him. They appeared to have been totally blind to the fact that they …
In South Carolina if a person is convicted of animal abuse under state animal welfare laws, they do not receive a statutory, automatic punishment which bans them possessing or owning an animal for a set period of time. Most American states have such a law. …
I guess the world has heard about Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring. Vick earned the largest pay check of any NFL player in his time. Apparently, he blames others for taking that paycheck from him. He says that others “didn’t have my best interests at heart”. …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Last night the BBC aired a program about the cropping of ears of aggressive-looking dogs to make them look more aggressive and aesthetically pleasing to a certain type of person. There is a network of breeders offering customers the option to have …
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 of Italy is the home of the powerful Ndrangheta Mafia. While in the farmhouse they stumbled upon bags of …
A criminal case currently being heard in the Indian state of Rajasthan tells us that judges consider it feasible that a person can be convicted for murder on the basis that they placed a venomous snake next to the victim they intended to kill. If …
NEWS AND COMMENT-GEORGIA, USA: Mail Online has reported on the unusual case of a burglar (described as an ‘intruder’) of a residential home who was mauled to death during his alleged criminal activity by two pit bull dogs inside the home. The unnamed homeowner returned …
Here is some more interesting information about dog thefts in the UK. This is a hot topic because of the pandemic which reportedly caused a surge in thefts because of dramatically increased demand by impulse adopters who were confined to their homes under social distancing …
