The story of Peggy, a nine-year-old border collie is warming and highlights once again the intelligence of dogs. She had to be retired after becoming deaf but is now working again after learning sign language. Her handler couldn’t work with … Continue reading →
In the UK, rare bat populations are growing due to milder winters and springs caused by climate change as well as strong wildlife protection laws, so said the Bat Conservation Trust. They said that five of Britain’s breeding bat species … Continue reading →
This is a good news story. A woman, Natalie Pasquantonio, failed to ensure that her dog, a husky, underwent obedience training. As a consequence, the three-year-old dog called Rocco attacked another dog and its owner when off the lead when … Continue reading →
Yes, peregrine falcons are protected in the UK by law. An excellent example of that protection is currently published in today’s The Times newspaper. Network Rail are refurbishing the grade II listed Britannia Bridge which links mainland Wales with Anglesey. … Continue reading →
This is another report about domestic animals being introduced into UK prisons to benefit the welfare of the inmates (click this for another report). The policy is based upon the known fact that interacting with animals helps to calm people … Continue reading →
Sniffer dogs have proved to be more accurate than Covid-19 tests devised by scientists, which is why they are being deployed at places where normal testing is difficult such as at airports. They are being used already in some EU … Continue reading →
Don’t judge a shelter dog by its cover. It is said that this unpopular shelter dog saved the life of the man who adopted her. Sadie, a six year old German shepherd had been ‘left on the shelf’ at the … Continue reading →
There may be some interest in photographs of Ryan Fischer, 30, Lady Gaga’s dog walker who was shot, as the world knows, in the chest by thieves who stole two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs. The third dog escaped and … Continue reading →
If you are reading the newspapers from cover to cover as I do you would be unlikely to miss the almost weekly stories of dogs being stolen sometimes under violent conditions by determined thieves. The most recent and perhaps most … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT: A good news animal story from Poland and a bit of equality between humans and animals. We need more of it. In recognition of the service that police dogs, fire service dogs and border guard dogs give … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Here is great news for people who dislike foxhunting. I hate it. I believe that there’s no place for it today. In the UK, it should be trail hunting these days because foxhunting with dogs is … Continue reading →
Carp describes various species of an oily freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia which is consumed in many parts of the world. In Poland this species of fish faces a very difficult and abusive time at Christmas. Historically carp … Continue reading →
Dexter, a black labrador, was in training to be a drug sniffer dog but he was considered to be too gregarious, too sociable and lacking insufficient focus and concentration to be good enough in the role. However, his gregariousness has … Continue reading →
Bonnie, who is now 10-years-of-age, is a female Cocker Spaniel who was stolen from her home in Rushyford, County Durham, six years ago on May 17, 2014 and who has been found and rescued in a park at Wisbech, 180 … Continue reading →
Here’s some great news for conservationists and animal lovers. Near Minehead, on the Holnicote estate, beavers have built their first dam on Exmoor in more than 400 years. The beavers were released by the National Trust 10 months ago. Wildlife … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): I believe that it is universally accepted that the Prince of Wales is a decent guy. Prince Charles has always been ahead of the curve on environmental issues and he has contributed to the nation. In … Continue reading →
A brown bear who was named Cachou was shot dead last April, by an unknown person, in the Pyrenees (Vald’Aran). The bear had been blamed for several livestock killings in recent years. In August, 2019, the local authorities called for … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Shortly after taking office in 1933 the then US president, Franklin Roosevelt, set up the Civilian Conservation Corps with the intention of providing work for jobless young men. The project was successful in that 3 billion … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS: Tim Smit, 66, the creator of the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, said that if natural history was taught in schools from the age of 5 to the age of 19, people would not damage the planet … Continue reading →
Scientists have learned from the camel about how to keep things cool. They’ve developed a product which can keep objects such as shipping containers at 7°C below the ambient temperature without electrical power. It all happens naturally and is based … Continue reading →
