A stag that gained fame on social media was euthanized after tourists fed it croissants and sweet treats. Callum, known as a “well-known character” in the North West Highlands, had to be put down due to health complications. The stag was a regular sight at …
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: This is a follow-up to the original American XL bully story which perhaps the world knows about now namely that the UK government is going to ban this type of dog (it is not a registered breed) following far too many attacks, …
Nathan Winograd is right. He reports on at least 12 dogs being “mistakenly” killed “without approval” at the Wichita Animal Shelter run by the Wichita police department. The police department called the event regrettable and said that they were launching an investigation. It’s the usual …
Celebrated actress Chieko Baishô plays an elderly woman who signs up for a government initiative encouraging senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanised to counter the challenges of a super-aged society. Plan 75 is a Japanese film which paints a plausible vision in the near future …
This is about the attitude of shelter staff and therefore, going one step back, it is about how shelter managers select and hire shelter staff which in turn depends on the quality of the manager. The “voice of America’s displaced pets and the conscience of …
A veterinarian working in South Africa, Amy Jackson-Moss, posted on her Facebook page “Today I euthanized five dogs”. She said that it is not uncommon for her to kill healthy dogs. It is ‘killing’ and not euthanasia, by the way. She is trying to find …
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 welfare at slaughterhouses. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs report that almost 90% of the 9 million pigs …
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 …
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 will limit the effectiveness of a future vaccine. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, said that the eyes of …
