NEWS AND OPINION: Insect pollinators and other indicators of biodiversity in Britain have declined dramatically as indicated by a citizen science survey on car bug… Read More »Bug splatter test points to decline of nature in Britain
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… Read More »Banning the importation of hunting trophies from Africa is racist. Discuss.
NEWS and OPINION: I have been digging around to see how Liz Truss, the new PM, squares up in respect of animal welfare. It is… Read More »UK’s new Prime Minister is a danger to animals
I guess that, like me, you thought that trophy hunting was only for the rich and well-connected and therefore it didn’t happen that often despite… Read More »Trophy hunters kill every three minutes
Currently (see base of page), provided you have a licence from your local authority as specified by the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 it is… Read More »Is it legal to own a monkey in the UK?
The UK government has consulted with zookeepers on zoo standards in England, Wales and Scotland and agreed that bird of prey tethering “as a routine… Read More »UK government will phase out bird of prey tethering by December 31, 2027
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… Read More »Report that dog ear cropping increased by 621% over the last six years to 2020 in the UK
Summary: In the UK, up to 99 million animals are unnecessarily slaughtered without being stunned beforehand because the meat from these animals is not being… Read More »UK: 99 million animals are not stunned unnecessarily before slaughter due to oversupply.
NEWS AND COMMENT: Personally, I am pleased to be told by the Daily Mail that Boris and Carrie Johnson feature their dog Dilyn on Downing… Read More »Good choice: Boris and Carrie Johnson feature dog Dilyn instead of their son Wilf on their Christmas card
NEWS AND COMMENT: Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting has criticised the UK government for dragging its heels on banning the… Read More »UK government dragging its heels on banning the importation of hunting trophies
UK NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s been mooted that sniffer dogs are to be deployed across the parliamentary estate in a crackdown on drug abuse by… Read More »UK: Culture of drug abuse to be investigated and sniffer dogs employed on the parliamentary estate
Exotic pets are popular in the UK. The word “exotic” means wild animal in this context. Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act licences were issued… Read More »UK law on keeping wild animals needs to be overhauled
NEWS AND COMMENT: Defra is planning to cull wild parakeets in Britain. They are an invasive species but I don’t see the need to cull… Read More »Plans to cull Britain’s parakeets is unnecessary at this time
The UK is going through the last phases of Brexit negotiations. On 1 January 2021 the country leaves the European Union. It’s a complex process… Read More »European Union refuses to grant Part 1 listed status for pet travel after UK leaves EU
Recently it was in the news that the UK would ban the keeping of primates as exotic pets which is great news although long overdue.… Read More »Time to ban all exotic pets in the UK
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Shortly after taking office in 1933 the then US president, Franklin Roosevelt, set up the Civilian Conservation Corps with the intention… Read More »Boris Johnson wants to copy Franklin Roosevelt and plant billions of trees
NEWS AND VIEWS: Although £40 million is nowhere near enough to be pledged by Boris Johnson for green spaces and conservation jobs in England, it… Read More »Boris Johnson pledges millions to improve conservation in England
Trees are a home to wildlife. Ancient oak trees planted in the reign of George I, 300 years ago, are being cut down to make… Read More »300-year-old oak trees cut down for HS2
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
The UK government pledged to move away from culling badgers to vaccinating them against TB. It is believed that badgers transmit tuberculosis to cattle. Controversially… Read More »UK government wants to kill 70,000 more badgers and undermine their pledge