The video below is extremely hard for an animal advocate to view as it such a horrendously powerful reminder of how humans are destroying the human world – themselves and infrastructure – over some complicated historical dispute – almost a vendetta between Jews and Arabs …
It is said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused $65 billion in damage to Ukraine’s ecosystems. Correct? I asked AI. Yes, that’s correct. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, particularly since Russia’s invasion in 2022, has had a devastating impact on the country’s ecosystems. Estimates …
Socotra is an archipelago about 200 miles off the coast of Yemen. It is described as the original Garden of Eden and the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean. It is a precious wildlife jewel that has been undisturbed for eons. It is the home of …
The tweet on Twitter/X by Anton Gerashchenko, for me, is poignant. This is a young man who just got married in September last year. His life was ahead of him. I am sure he had big plans or would have had but for this brutal …
NEWS AND COMMENT: In a new development in the Ukraine war, eight dogs will carry radiation detection devices, the size of a mobile phone, manufactured by a UK company, Kromek. This is another string in the bow of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to better protect …
In The Times today, there’s an article with the title, “Four meals away from anarchy”. It jogged my memory because I watched a film yesterday, Leave the World Behind, which is currently in the news media and which stars one of my favourite actresses, Julia …
NEWS AND COMMENT: The Washington Post reports that Israel has banned the importation of the much-needed donkeys into Gaza because animal welfare groups have told them that Gaza donkeys are treated very badly. That’s the report and it seems to me that Israel are trying …
At a couple of McDonald’s restaurants, a pro-Palestinian activist or activists let loose dozens of mice because they believe that McDonald’s supports the “Israeli apartheid”. The event happened in West Midlands, specifically Birmingham. The mice were coloured in green, white and red of the Palestinian …
A lot has been written about Russia’s murder of more than ten thousand innocent civilians (and 17,000 injured) as a consequence of their illegal invasion of Ukraine when shelling and bombing apartment blocks for instance or through individual executions. And their forced deportation of children …
