“If the governor signs it, a bill that has passed the California legislature will end businesses that “house hundreds of dogs, mostly greyhounds, for the… Read More »Hundreds of dogs, mostly greyhounds, housed for the sole purpose of draining their blood
This is an interesting article by Gabrielle Cummins in The Irish Times online. She had a crippling irrational fear of dogs (cynophobia) and is brave… Read More »Woman’s fear of dogs was due to being sexually abused as a child
People ask whether blue lobsters are poisonous, real or rare and even whether they are expensive. Lobsters are blue because of a genetic variation or… Read More »Blue lobsters are 1 in 2 million
COMMENT-NEWS: The title to this article is speculative but it is based upon the words of Sarah Covell who believes that her 3-month-old Jack Russell… Read More »Stolen dog dumped and reunited with owner after 10 years of breeding
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… Read More »Peggy, a deaf sheepdog, understands sign language
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,… Read More »UK: rare bat populations are growing in number
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… Read More »Dangerous husky dog will be retrained and rehomed rather than euthanised
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… Read More »Are peregrine falcons protected in the UK?
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… Read More »Another UK prison employs animals to benefit the health of their inmates
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… Read More »Sniffer dogs are more accurate than Covid-19 tests
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.… Read More »Unpopular shelter dog saves life of man who adopted her
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… Read More »Pictures of Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga’s dog walker in hospital
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… Read More »Fightback from dog owners against the scourge of dog thefts in the UK
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… Read More »Retiring service animals in Poland will be cared for by the state
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.… Read More »Swedish billionaire bans fox trail hunting from Ramsbury Estates
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… Read More »Supreme Court of Poland grants improved animal rights to carp, a freshwater fish
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… Read More »Gregarious, failed police sniffer dog becomes a smash hit as a therapy animal
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… Read More »Cocker Spaniel stolen for breeding purposes rescued six years later
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… Read More »Exmoor’s first beaver dam in 400 years
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… Read More »Prince of Wales gives a home to three hedgehogs at Dumfries House