I am going to weigh in on this debate because I have to. The Pope says that people have got to have kids otherwise it is...
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South Carolina needs a statutory penalty preventing animal abusers from possessing an animal
In South Carolina if a person is convicted of animal abuse under state animal welfare laws, they do not receive a statutory, automatic punishment which bans...
Continue reading...Man surrendered 836 parakeets to Detroit animal shelter
A man surrendered 836 parakeets in two lots to the Detroit Animal Welfare Group shelter. In the first lot he dropped off 497 parakeets in seven...
Continue reading...Dogs are no longer livestock in China
Animals Asia, the well-known animal charity, reported on July 20, 2020, that China was removing dogs from the National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources....
Continue reading...UK: Culture of drug abuse to be investigated and sniffer dogs employed on the parliamentary estate
UK NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s been mooted that sniffer dogs are to be deployed across the parliamentary estate in a crackdown on drug abuse by MPs...
Continue reading...2 French hunting accidents in which a motorist was shot dead but a wild boar was the target
The Times reports on another hunting accident in France in which a person has been shot dead. A motorist was critically injured when a large calibre...
Continue reading...Smokin the devil’s lettuce with the devil himself!
He is a Jacob sheep…he just gets the girls prego and looks good doing it lol – from the photographer. The title comes direct from Reddit.com....
Continue reading...Primogeniture: she gets the pets and her brother gets the millions
Photographer, Alison Jackson, 61, lost out big time in her inheritance from her father and mother who died in 1992 and 2001 respectively. Her parents were...
Continue reading...Mini-dog jumps mini-obstacle and it’s philosophical
The video is amusingly called “Life Is Full of Obstacles”. You could write a book about the philosophical aspects of living based upon this video 🙂...
Continue reading...Snakes can be murder weapons in the Indian state of Rajasthan
A criminal case currently being heard in the Indian state of Rajasthan tells us that judges consider it feasible that a person can be convicted for...
Continue reading...Australian beach: dog friendly – people unfriendly
AUSTRALIA – NEWS AND COMMENT: A dog friendly beach in Australia became an unfriendly place between an Asian man, Tim Fung, and an Australian woman. Fung...
Continue reading...Animals are mentioned less in novels than before mid-19th century reflecting a disconnect with nature
It is a troubling picture: a gradual decrease in awareness of nature and biodiversity since about the middle of the 19th century. It indicates a gradual...
Continue reading...Americans taking horse dewormer ivermectin for Covid
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a confusing and fluid topic. It is not a good state of affairs. Personally, it is astonishing to me, and I’m...
Continue reading...Nearly half of people aged 18-34 regret adopting a pet during Covid lockdown (UK)
Novice pet owners who adopted a dog or perhaps a cat during the extended lockdown in the UK because of the Covid pandemic are regretting it...
Continue reading...High climbing rat travels on phone cable 11 floors up
This short video is testament to the resolve and durability combined with intelligence of the common rat. They will find a way to survive. And they...
Continue reading...Trout can become hooked on drugs
The Times reports that fish can become addicted to drugs like people. Dr. Pavel Horky, from Prague, in the Journal of Experiment Biology, tells us that...
Continue reading...The saying “treated worse than an animal” reveals humankind’s deplorable relationship with animals
OPINION: There is a story out today on the Internet about virginity testing in the UK. It’s being forced on young women to protect their “honour”....
Continue reading...Was the murder of a police community support officer a botched dog theft?
You may have read about the murder of a police community support officer, Julia James, in woodland in Kent while walking her Jack Russell dog. The...
Continue reading...Mammals: 96% are livestock and humans, 4% are wild animals
Some of the statistics gathered together and collated by Professor Ron Milo at the Weizmann Inst of Science in Israel and his team are staggering. Humans...
Continue reading...Ethics surrounding creating chimera inside monkeys
Is Planet of the Apes going to become a reality?. Scientists have created early embryos that are part human and part macaque monkey. They did this...
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