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Red setter dog attacks a deer in Richmond Park

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 19, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 19, 2021
Red setter attacks deer in Richmond Park

This is an unsurprising story for me because I visit Richmond Park almost daily. I often see dogs off the lead in the park in situations where they might harass or even attack a deer despite clear rules that they … Continue reading →

Posted in dog behaviour | Tagged crime, deer, dog behavior, dog ownership, news, Richmond Park | Leave a reply

Are camels dangerous?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 19, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 19, 2021
Camel

Well, the answer is pretty obvious and that is that camels can be dangerous. It’s an interesting discussion because we see camels as work animals. We see them as rather placid, compliant animals earning a living for their owner. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Interspecies relationships | Tagged animal-human conflict, camels, interspecies relationships, news, working animals | Leave a reply

Buzzards allegedly intentionally killed in Kneeton, Nottinghamshire

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 18, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 18, 2021
Rural police Notts

In the UK it is a crime to intentionally kill or injure birds of prey under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, with a sentence on successful conviction of an unlimited fine or up to 6 months in jail. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged animal law, birds, birds of prey, conservation, crime, news, shooting birds

Former head of HR at BBC drowned trying to save his dog

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 18, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 18, 2021

Gareth Jones, 69, a married father of three and a former head of HR at the BBC under Greg Dyke, has been presumed to be drowned in his efforts to save his dog, a cockapoo named Connie, who is also … Continue reading →

Posted in dog rescue | Tagged dog rescue, human to dog relationship, news

Demand for ‘lockdown pets’ results in more distressing thefts of dogs

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 14, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 14, 2021
Mike Jasper's dog Ted stolen in an unpleasant theft

There is an increased demand for “lockdown pets”. These are companion animals designed to keep people company during these frequent lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. There’s been a surge in demand for puppies and fancy-looking toy dogs such as … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged coronavirus, crime, dogs, news, theft, working dogs | Leave a reply

Gorillas should be given a Covid-19 vaccination

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 13, 2021
Gorilla San Diego Zoo

Zoo gorillas should be given the Covid-19 vaccination because scientists have discovered that captive gorillas at a zoo in California have contracted the disease from, they believe, an asymptomatic member of staff. It is the first known instance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, coronavirus, gorilla, news, zoo, zoonotic

Clever brown tree snake can climb an unclimbable metal pole

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 13, 2021
Brown tree snake

The brown tree snake, an invasive snake species in Guam, has caused devastation among the birds of this Pacific island. It has also caused power outages when it is burnt to a crisp having climbed powerlines. The experts wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reptiles | Tagged birds, conservation, Guam, invasive species, news, science, snake, study

Trump’s Republican followers are almost fascists

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 12, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 12, 2021

Ultimately this is about animal welfare (as per the website’s goals) because when conservative-minded people are too right wing they are less likely to be animal advocates and more likely to enjoy shooting them for pleasure. Everybody on the planet … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion | Tagged animal rights, conservation, news

Private prosecution against woman to return dogs adopted from rescue organisation

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 11, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 11, 2021
Nicola Palmer and the dogs

NEWS AND COMMENT: Phoenix Rehoming are a dog rescue organisation with a presence online including on social media. They are based in Fareham, Hampshire, UK. On occasions they import what I believe to be rescue dogs from Romania. In their … Continue reading →

Posted in dog adoption | Tagged coronavirus, dog adoption, dog adoption contracts, dog rescue, news

Dwarf giraffes of Namibia and Uganda

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 9, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 9, 2021
Dwarf giraffe

There are dwarf giraffes in Uganda and Namibia. Most giraffes grow to between 4.5 and 6 metres in height. In a study published on the British Medical Journal website the Giraffe Conservation Foundation have reported the discovery of a 2.6 … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged Africa, giraffe, news, study

Fishing considered to be exercise under UK Covid-19 lockdown

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 8, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 8, 2021
Fishing is more popular but what about the pain it causes?

COMMENT: This is very questionable but I acccept it. In the UK people have to remain at home during the current lockdown because the NHS is about to be overwhelmed by people infected with the coronavirus. It’s desperate days although … Continue reading →

Posted in Humans | Tagged animal abuse, fishing, human animal relationship, human behavior, news, pain

Ferrets inoculated against Covid-19 to prevent reservoir of mutated variant

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 5, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 5, 2021
Black-footed ferret

There is a fear in some quarters that Covid-19 will mutate in an animal reservoir where it will then be transmitted to people who will have no defence against it despite being inoculated with one of the current vaccines. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged coronavirus, news, zoonotic | Leave a reply

Edinburgh Zoo may have to return their giant pandas to China

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 4, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 4, 2021
Giant panda

Edinburgh Zoo may have to return their giant pandas to China due to financial limitations brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Currently Edinburgh Zoo is leasing, under a 10 year deal with the Chinese government, a pair of giant pandas … Continue reading →

Posted in Bears | Tagged bears, captive, conservation, coronavirus, news, zoo

Puppies adopted during the first coronavirus lockdown are now being given up

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 3, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 3, 2021
French bulldog

As predicted by the dog rescue organisations in the UK, including the RSPCA and the Dogs Trust, people who adopted pupies for the first time during the initial lockdown in the spring of 2019 (and later) are now, in quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Humans | Tagged abandoned, coronavirus, dog adoption, dog rescue, French bulldog, human animal relationship, news

Surge in abandoned pet hens and cockerels

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 29, 2020 by MikeBDecember 29, 2020
Pet hen

There has been a surge in the number of pet hens and cockerels abandoned and it is put down to several factors including the following: Bird flu. Bird flu is in the news at the moment. It is the H5N8 … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged bird flu, birds, diseases, hens, news, zoonotic

Did this French hunter deliberately target a British guy living in France?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 26, 2020 by MikeBDecember 26, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: I don’t think anybody has said it but when I read the story about a French hunter who shot a British guy living in France because the hunter thought that he was shooting a boar, I wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Sport hunting | Tagged France, human behavior, news, short hunting

80% of monkeys kept at a NASA facility had Parkinson’s disease

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 24, 2020 by MikeBDecember 24, 2020
Monkey in medical facility

NEWS AND COMMENT – CALIFORNIA, USA: This is a slightly bizarre and disturbing story about captive monkeys. It is reported by The Guardian newspaper that twenty-seven monkeys were held at NASA’s Ames research Centre in California’s Silicon Valley. They were … Continue reading →

Posted in Primates | Tagged america, animal testing, monkeys, news, Primates | Leave a reply

Massive iceberg threatens the king penguins of South Georgia

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 15, 2020 by MikeBDecember 15, 2020
A68a iceberg approaches South Georgia on 0.5 mph current

You may have heard about it, perhaps the world’s biggest iceberg ever recorded has broken free from Antarctica and is drifting at 0.5 mph on the currents towards the remote island of South Georgia on which there is a colony … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged Antarctic, conservation, marine wildlife, news, penguins

Cher wants to free gorilla caged for thirty years in a shopping mall

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 15, 2020 by MikeBDecember 15, 2020
Kanit Sermsirimongkol. He refuses to release the female gorilla he has caged up for 30 years at his private zoo in a department store

I can barely write about this because it is so cruel and when you write about cruel things you can be cruel to yourself because it hurts. But this is genuine cruelty and it is taking place in Thailand where … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged animal cruelty, apes, celebrities, news, Thailand, zoo

Escaped wolves from Parc Alpha are in danger of being shot

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 14, 2020 by MikeBDecember 14, 2020

Parc Alpha is an educational establishment offering visitors a rare opportunity to observe wolves in their natural habitat. It is situated in the south of France, in the Alps-Maritimes region which was hit in October by Storm Alex, which devastated … Continue reading →

Posted in wolf | Tagged captive, France, news, wolf, wolves

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