NEWS AND COMMENT: Background info: In the UK, the Hunting Act 2004 (the ‘Act’) outlawed the hunting of mammals with dogs. However, there are exemptions, and it is these exemptions which provide loopholes to unscrupulous fox and deer hunters in their countryside pastimes. The Act …
Some parts of Canada are suffering from a drought. And this Canadian woman has a website about growing up to be kind and she must mean to include being kind to animals. And I guess to humans as well. And as you can see in …
It is distressing to see any animal with a bag or a tin covering their head. In every instance the animal was looking for food and rummaging around with their tongue at the bottom of the bag or the base of a tin. The object …
The dog’s owner said that their golden retriever had the job of protecting their apple trees from deer who enjoyed eating the apples but it turned out differently for this individual deer. They formed a friendship and began to play together. It is great to …
Game meat sold by Sainsbury’s and Waitrose contains high levels of lead which would be illegal in chicken, pork and beef. However, there is no legal limit for lead in wild animals which have been shot. Despite this anomaly, the UK Food Standards Agency warns …
Simon Richards, the manager of the Bushy Park, UK said that there had been 58 dog incidents since March. By ‘incident’ I mean dogs creating a problem for the health and welfare of the deer in the parks and other human users. Not long ago …
This is an unsurprising story for me because I visit Richmond Park almost daily. I often see dogs off the lead in the park in situations where they might harass or even attack a deer despite clear rules that they should be on leads when …
There are too many irresponsible dog owners in Richmond Park taking their dogs for a walk off the lead. I should know because I walk in the park almost every day and I see them. In this beautiful park there are deer everywhere and you …
SALFORD-NEWS AND COMMENT: The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are building England’s fifth national RHS garden on the 154-acre site of Worsley New Hall. It is called RHS Garden Bridgewater and it’s intended to be a “beautiful green place to enjoy all year round”. The construction …
