According to a girl who was walking her 12-year-old dog, Bruno, in a beautiful woodland area in The Netherlands (the Strokelbos), her country is too small for the wolf. What she means is that The Netherlands has a high human density because it’s a small …
It seems impossible to stop the cruel practice of trophy and sport hunting in Africa. I’ll provide one example of how vested interests get in the way. During the last UK government’s time in power, they introduced the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 2022-23. That …
As a freethinking animal advocate, I am delighted to read that the Labour Party in the UK has promised to end foxhunting for good within its first term after the forthcoming general election which Labour is expected to win with a substantial majority. Polls indicate …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is another episode in the XL bullies saga. You may know that from last Sunday XL bullies were banned in the UK under specific legislation. But those who own XL bullies can keep them under tight regulations and with a licence. …
NEWS AND COMMENT: The RSPCA has criticised the UK government for their failure to ensure that the definition of an American XL bully dog is clear ahead of the introduction of new legislation to ban the breed. Having read the official guide, I disagree with …
On this page you will see a video from TikTok in which Dave Wilson, a co-founder of the American XL bully breed, makes it clear that he intended this breed to be docile. He selectively bred with other breeders a variety of dog breeds to …
NEWS AND VIEWS: This genuinely irritates me to my core. The UK government is trying to pass a law which bans the importation of hunting trophies as trophy hunting is cruel and an activity which is of a bygone age. It negatively impacts conservation in …
In an earlier post I reported on the news that the British government is well on the way to introducing legislation which bans the importation of hunting trophies of often iconic species from Africa but they are dithering. These animals are killed for the pleasure …
The RSPCA tells us that there has been a 621% increase in the number of reports of dog ear cropping over the last six years to 2020. The Times newspaper also reports that in 2021 the RSPCA had 188 reports of dog ear cropping up …
