“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
NEWS AND COMMENT-TEL AVIV: Tel Aviv-Jaffa City Council have taken a bold step in improving the standards of dog ownership. They say that as much… Read More »Identifying irresponsible dog owners through DNA profiling of dog poo
Lisa Ford was crushed while out hunting on a horse that she had borrowed. She was badly injured and she’s seeking compensation from the horse’s… Read More »Horse rider sues horse’s owner for compensation after the horse injures her
Is it legal to own a hyena in Texas? The answer depends upon who you are and whether you are an individual, a specified non-profit… Read More »Is it legal to own a hyena in Texas?
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a very disturbing story. It concerns the first EU renewable energy directive. It obliges member states to source 20% of… Read More »Flawed EU biomass legislation causing mass deforestation in Europe
NEWS AND COMMENT: I’ve insulted pigs because the way the Taiwanese opposition members of Parliament are behaving is way worse than pigs. It is like… Read More »Piggish behaviour by Taiwanese opposition members of Parliament
The story in The Times newspaper of a Czech carpenter, Pavel Jakes, 52, who went to shoot birds with an air rifle in Spring Water… Read More »Different standards of animal welfare across the European Union
PETA and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services both say, as do many others, that meat should be taxed in the same… Read More »Tax meat to stop disease and to protect the animals and the environment
Time is running out for the UK government to reach an agreement over pet passports which on 1st January will become a major issue for… Read More »Brexit is a potential barrier to blind owners of guide dogs travelling to the continent
NEWS AND VIEWS: David Crane, 70, successfully claimed compensation in court from the owner of a cocker spaniel, Carina Read, because the judge found that… Read More »Dog owner responsible for cyclist crashing when trying to avoid her dog
NEWS AND VIEWS – PHILIPPINES: it is reported that a police officer was killed by a fighting cockerel when the bird’s bladed spur struck his… Read More »Fighting cock kills police officer
In the UK, rivers are becoming more polluted from farms and water company sewer overflows; 84% of rivers have failed to meet government targets concerning… Read More »Farmers will lose subsidies if they pollute rivers
A law is being introduced in the UK to prevent landlords from stopping renters living with their cats and dogs.
All sturgeon caught in British waters belong to the monarch under a 1324 statute
It is a shocking statistic to read that there is one tonne of plastic sloshing around the planet today per each living person. It seems… Read More »Shock horror: one tonne of plastic per person produced since 1950
Allegedly, elderly people living in retirement flats are being ripped off by a company controlled by Vincent Tchenguiz. The lease of these flats allows pets… Read More »Freeholder allegedly ripped off pensioners by charging £80 for permission to keep a pet
Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor, is preparing to instigate a carbon tax in the UK to raise billions of pounds after we complete Brexit negotiations… Read More »Double whammy: carbon tax to save the planet and to chip away at UK’s national debt
In the UK in 2019 there was a change in the law regarding animals in entertainment which means that actors cannot handle animals like a… Read More »In the UK actors playing veterinarians cannot handle animals like vets
NEWS AND VIEWS: The wise words of the title are those of Julia Klöckner, the German government’s Agriculture Minister. I want to give this woman… Read More »Animals are not there to fulfil the dubious aesthetic demands of their owners
The thieving veterinarian is Zahra Rafiq age 29. Incidentally, one of the assistants also stole one of the puppies and was subsequently sacked.