Organic Chicken, Flying Of Shelves

The sale of organic chickens has soared, leaving supermarket shelves empty. The 36% rise in sales over the last few weeks has been dubbed the ‘Jamie Oliver Effect’, due to the celebrity chef highlighting the plight of the battery hen.

Full story: Daily Mail

China’s Targeting Illegal Trade Of Wild Animals

Chinese authorities have announced new efforts to target the illegal trade of wild animals via the internet.

Full story: International Animal Rescue

Japan’s Killing Of Whales Is Unjustified

Ian Williams speaks out in the Guardian:

Japan’s killing of whales is unjustified, and its claim that the whaling industry serves a scientific purpose is hypocritical

Article here: The Guardian

Orangutans For Valentine’s

This is what I want for valentines day (plus the chocolates of course):

This Valentines Day, why not forego the usual option that is chocolates & flowers and show your loved one that the day can mean so much more and last throughout the year?
On adopting a pair of orangutans, you will receive 2 personalised adoption certificates, 2 A4 photos and the biographies of the chosen orangutans (selected from the orangutans in our care currently available for adoption). An update on their progress will be made available later in the year.
Please copy and paste the url below to be taken to the relevant page on the website: http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk/?page_id=893

Kind regards,

Michelle Desilets
BOS UK

Ebay Auction To Raise Funds For Orangutans

 I’ve just recieved this email from BOS (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK):

A beautiful framed photograph kindly donated by Thomas Marent with a view to raising funds for the rehabilitation of the orangutans of Nyaru Menteng is up for grabs! We hope you will have a bit of fun and excitement joining in on the bidding, while knowing you are helping us raise the funds required to sustain the sanctuary. So get in on the act!! To view the auction page, please copy and paste the following URL into your browser: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150214754385

Happy bidding!!

BOS UK

St. Katherine’s Dock Host’s Whale Research Boat

The IFAW is sailing a boat into St. Katherine’s Dock in London on Sunday 17th February, the vessel is designed to study whales and dolphins without disturbing or harming them. The ‘Song of Whale’ has recently returned from a research trip in the Mediterranean.

Article here: Newham Recorder

Polar Bear Should Be On U.S. List Of Endangered Animals

Animal activists on Monday pressed the US government to add the polar bear to the list of endangered animal species before the sell-off of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska begins in the coming days.

Read more: AFP

Miranda Krestovnikoff Helps Protect Bottle Nose Dolphin

More dolphin news – TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff joined a beach cleaning and petition signing protest at the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society’s centre in Spey Bay, to protest against government plans for oil and gas exploration in the area.        

There are fears that the new exploration will lead to the extinction of the Moray Firth’s bottlenose dolphins.

Full article: This Is North Scotland

Dave The Dolphin Harassment Trial Adjourned

Folkestone residents, Michael Jukes, 26, and Daniel Buck, 25, are accused of disturbing Dave the Dolphin under section nine of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; Dave was a popular sight in Sandgate last year. The two men pleaded not guilty, the case was expected to start yesterday, but is now scheduled to start today. There are fears that Dave, who is in-fact a female, has been killed, he’s not been spotted since last summer.

Full story: Kent News