The Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has resigned as vice-president of the RSPCA in protest at what he called the “appalling” animal welfare standards on farms certified under the organisation’s scheme. Almost 4,000 food suppliers pay to use the RSPCA Assured label. Sir Brian said …
The Times today reports on a video which shows cow abuse at a Marks & Spencer farm which is also an RSPCA Assured farm. The video shows cows being beaten and stabbed. On this page there is a video which I can’t watch it to …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is another regrettable story of the abandonment of a companion animal and sadly it was done in a reckless and irresponsible way. There is no need to abandon pets this way. There are many animal charities, rescue centres, where you can …
The RSPCA report that there has been a rise in dog cruelty and abuse for the second year in a row in the UK. The charity confirmed that they had 9,776 reports of intentional harm to dogs in 2022 compared to 8,176 in 2021. In …
Both the RSPCA in the UK and The Kennel Club have raised concerns about a new trend to do yoga with puppies. It’s called “Puppy Yoga” unsurprisingly and it involves puppies as young as 6.5 weeks of age joining the class. I suspect that puppies …
NEWS AND OPINION: This is the story of an abandoned skewbald foal. A not unusual story in the UK. My quick research indicates that abandoning horses of all types happens too frequency and charities such as the RSPCA and Redwings pick up the pieces. Without …
There is a problem with the very popular ITV television programme “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!” It is this: it entails animal abuse in order to make it work. And the high profile and well-known animal rights organisation, PETA, has written an …
Lauren Bailey’s genuine character is a powerful advert for the RPCA in their ‘Cancel Out Cruelty 2022’ campaign. What comes across to me and it must be seen by others is the incredibly genuine character of this young woman. Yes, the key is genuineness. I …
NEWS AND COMMENT-ESSEX, UK: It looks as though a backyard breeder decided enough was enough because the market had fallen out of selling puppies at inflated prices in the UK after the Covid pandemic and then decided to abandon 20 cockapoos or jackapoos by the …
