Girl Throws Puppys Into River

The Mirror:

A young girl dips her hand into a bucketful of dogs and callously throws them one by one into a river to drown..

RSPCA Wants Dog Licences

LV.com:

An annual dog licence fee of just £21.50 could raise millions of pounds to improve animal welfare and combat the growing trend of so-called “weapon dogs”, a report has claimed.

The RSPCA said the levy could generate £107.4 million, even if only half of the nation’s dog owners complied…

Costco Speaks Out On Veal Supplier’s Tactics

Associated Press:

Costco Wholesale Corp. has condemned a veal producer’s treatment of calves after seeing footage shot by an animal rights group.

The group, Mercy for Animals, released video this week that it said was taken by hidden recorders at Buckeye Veal Farm in Apple Creek, Ohio. It shows calves chained inside small stalls where they are unable to lie down or turn around and are covered in feces.

Several states prohibit confining calves in such crates, though Ohio does not…

Threats Keep Dolphin Protest Out Of Japan Village

Associated Press:

The star of “The Cove,” an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese dolphin hunt, is back in Japan to protest the slaughter but had to cancel his trip to the village at the center of the controversy because of threats from an ultranationalist group.

Instead, Ric O’Barry, the former dolphin-trainer for the 1960s “Flipper” TV show, is playing host to a reception Wednesday for some 100 animal-lovers at a Tokyo hotel.

On Thursday, he will take a petition signed by 1.7 million people from 155 nations demanding the end of the dolphin hunt to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, escorted by police security.

The 70-year-old had initially planned to take the petition to the Japanese Fisheries Ministry. That was also canceled on advice from Japanese police…

Greece: Fur Farms Raided, 50,000 Mink Set Free

Associated Press:

Police say break-ins at two fur farms have set more than 50,000 minks on the loose in northern Greece.

A statement from local police says the break-ins occurred Friday and Saturday near the city of Kastoria, which is the center of Greece’s fur industry.

Regional TV channels showed farm employees chasing the animals with fishing nets on Monday…

Dead Dog Sparks Yorkshire Racoon Hunt

Guardian:

Vets have been asked to help in a raccoon hunt in South Yorkshire after a local practice put down a dog with symptoms of paralysis similar to those reported to be caused by bites or saliva from the native American mammal…

Baby Otter Finds Way Into Kitchen

BBC News:

A baby otter has been found in the kitchen of a house in a Norfolk village.

The animal was discovered by a family when they heard a noise at their home on Monday night in Taverham Chase, Taverham, near Norwich.

Sheila Manisier fed and looked after the animal, which is believed to be between two and four months old, until the RSPCA arrived on Tuesday…

Shetland Trawlermen Illegally Caught £15m Worth Of Herring And Mackerel

Guardian:

Six trawlermen from Shetland face unlimited fines and multi-million pound confiscation orders for illegally landing £15m worth of herring and mackerel to cheat strict quotas designed to conserve fish stocks…

Tiger Cub Hidden In Suitcase With Stuffed Toy

Sky News:

A Thai woman has been detained by airport authorities in Bangkok after they found a drugged tiger cub stashed alongside a stuffed toy in her luggage.

The 31-year-old, who was booked to fly to Iran, had checked in with an overweight suitcase, so it was sent away to be X-rayed by officials

Mccartney Upset Over Nasa’s Animal Testing

Contact Music:

Animal-loving Sir Paul McCartney is furious with experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for allegedly funding science experiments on monkeys.

The Beatles legend is begging the U.S. space agency’s bosses to withdraw financial support for radiation testing conducted on spider monkeys…