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 organisation or a specified commercial enterprise. But if you are just a standard individual you … Continue reading →
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 energy from renewable sources by 2020 in the interests of sustainability. As I understand it, … Continue reading →
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 kids chucking food at each other. Horrendous display of loss of control. It is also … Continue reading →
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 Park near Bury in Greater Manchester, UK, tells us that there is a wide disparity … Continue reading →
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 way that cigarettes, alcohol and gasoline (petrol) is currently taxed. It would be a “sin” … Continue reading →
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 blind people travelling with their guide dogs. Currently they can jump on a plane and … Continue reading →
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 she was careless in the control of her dog, Felix, in failing to stop Felix … Continue reading →
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 leg and he bled to death. The police officer, Lt Christian Bolok had picked up … Continue reading →
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 ecological standards. The Environment Agency has cut farm inspections by 66% since 2014-15. They failed … Continue reading →
A law is being introduced in the UK to prevent landlords from stopping renters living with their cats and dogs.
Continue reading →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 that the cumulative global plastic production is exponential and it probably is because human population … Continue reading →
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 to be kept provided they do not cause a nuisance. This is a standard term … Continue reading →
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 and leave the EU at the end of the year. The idea is to raise … Continue reading →
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 true veterinarian because to do so would be to do something to an animal that … Continue reading →
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 a kiss because (1) she is genuinely concerned about animal welfare and has the power … Continue reading →
The thieving veterinarian is Zahra Rafiq age 29. Incidentally, one of the assistants also stole one of the puppies and was subsequently sacked.
Continue reading →Today, 1 April 2019, Scotland introduced the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act. It’s a wonderful Act because, as the title to this article states, if a partner threatens to harm his partner’s cat, dog or any other companion animal that person … Continue reading →
