Betsy Smith who is two years of age looks super-cute in her riding gear. She is the youngest member of Tedworth Hunt pony club and she began riding before she could walk. She looks like a genuine and accomplished horsewoman and she is! Her mother, …
ANALYSIS: It’s on the news. The results of a study which says that a dog’s heart rate increases by 46% when their owner says “I love you” to them. The study was conducted by Canine Cottages. I’ve not heard of them but four dogs were …
Yes, dogs do show remorse which indicates a sophisticated level of social interaction. The question needs fully explaining, however. There are two aspects to it. The dog is fearful not remorseful When a dog does something wrong and knows it and if they are in …
I am looking at a report in The Times newspaper of today Friday, September 4, 2020 about human antibiotics, and a study reported on Plos One about the prevalence of veterinary antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria in the surface water of a livestock production region …
Did you know that songbirds need to warm up like an opera singer before the dawn chorus and birds sing jazz for pleasure? It’s true. Researchers have now discovered that highly sociable house sparrows learn from each other and they each have their own individual …
Tonight, on BBC1 at 7 PM, Mary Berry, the television cook and former Great British Bake Off judge, will say on Countryfile: “I’ve always loved animals. We had pigs and the little runt that was always left out, I used to whip away. I had …
Although personally I am an unbeliever, there are those who firmly believe that there are big cats secretively lurking around the British countryside, invisible almost all the time and one such person is Andrew Hemmings of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucester. Rather than …
Animal liability insurance covers damage caused by your companion animal to either another person or their property. It does not cover damage to your property i.e. the dog or cat owner’s property, which may be covered by household insurance. Animal liability insurance may be available …
I’m going to treat bees as animals in this article (actually they are animals in any case). That’s important because beehives have been installed at HMP Warren Hill in Suffolk. They have proved to be very popular with the inmates. There is a waiting list …
