In the 17th-century women were much more likely than men to be accused of being a witch because of the work they did. Only 15% of people branded witches were men. Womens’ jobs had a much higher chance of accidentally causing illness or even death in others according to a Cambridge University study. The kind …
Why women were more likely than men to be called witches in the 17th century Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT: The American XL bully dog story is worse than we thought. This type of dog is going to be banned in the UK because it is killing and injuring people and their pets. The shocking news today is that this dog type (it is not a registered breed) is being trained by …
NEWS AND COMMENT: I am very critical of these police officers’ behavior and police behavior generally in this post. This is sheer horror and the horror was committed by a police officer of the Ontario Provincial Police. A resident, Marcey Danae, saw the brutal killing and videoed it. This is the mentality of some police …
Canadian police officer kills a deer with an axe in suburbia on video in plain sight Read More »
NEWS AND VIEWS – San Sebastiano Dei Marsi, Abruzzo, Italy: Yes, the killer of a village bear is receiving death threats. The man, Andrea Leombruni, is also receiving police protection after he opened fire with a shotgun on Thursday night when Amarena, and her two cubs entered the village. They frequently did this but she …
Salami seller shot a friendly, rare bear in Italy and received death threats Read More »
It seems that the human obesity epidemic is hurting horses as well as the obese people themselves. Yes, obesity causes a lot of problems including burdening the NHS in the UK with a ton of associated health issues costing billions in pounds. The Times reports that ‘heavy riders are a growing problem’. This must be …
An effective weight-loss drug sidesteps the need for self-discipline to eat less and therefore promotes more self-indulgence. I see Wegovy as being a step in the wrong direction as it will also discourage daily walking as a form or exercise and to improve mental health. Michael Broad NEWS AND VIEWS – UK: The lack of …
“Don’t talk the talk unless you can walk the walk” is the well-used phrase. For the sake of clarity is means that people should do what they say they are going to do and not just talk about it. And I have immense admiration for Greta Thunberg for walking the walk in her campaign to …
Unlike politicians Greta Thunberg walks the walk on climate change Read More »
For a person like me – an animal advocate and somebody who simply detests the fur trade and the traders – these protesters are heroes. You have to be pretty brave to walk into a fur sale in what appears to be a hotel and start blowing a whistle while carrying banners which say that …
Protestors invade fur coat sale in hotel and one trader loses his rag Read More »
Ninety-nine percent of the world’s human population love birds. But it seems that some administrators of buildings, in order to keep the building free of bird poop, decide to stick spiky devices on their building and sometimes even the branches of trees near the building. This is the only reason I can think of which …
Putting spikes on tree branches to stop birds perching is callous Read More »
My title is slightly exaggerated because when you look at the oceans today, they still look blue and the change to a greener hue cannot be detected by the human eye because it is too subtle but the change has taken place over the past 20 years. This has been shown by satellite data and …
NEWS AND VIEWS – CENTRAL FRANCE: Alain Delon is the world-famous heart-throb of iconic ’60s and ’70s films such as Borsalino. Delon is now 87. He invested his earnings wisely and is said to be worth £210 million ($270 million). He loves dogs and has lived with many. The Sunday Times reports that he has …
Alain Delon’s children accuse his carer of mistreating his adored dog Loubo Read More »
It is a hoax that the current rioters broke into a Parisian zoo and released some animals inside. It was claimed that three lions escaped the zoo and was seen roaming around the Parisian suburbs at night. Very poor quality, dark videos emerged from social media supposedly tracking the Lions down a suburban street. It …
HOAX that three lions escaped a Parisian zoo when rioters broke into it Read More »
I have used the well-known title of a film to highlight the stark juxtaposition of this ugly sport hunter both in appearance and character against the beauty and innocence of the delicate and tiny antelope that he shot for his pleasure; a dik-dik. To me – and I detest sport hunters – it brings home …
The real Beauty and the Beast – the ugly sport hunter Read More »
A study published in the journal Nature Communications authored by Javier Sierro discovered that the successful male blue tit chasing a female sex was persistent in repeating their call and also able to switch to a different tune and then repeat it consistently, too. There appears to be two elements to success in attracting a …
Chasing a woman? You might be able to learn from blue tits! Read More »
