Decapitated Dog Found In River

Diss Express:

A dog has been found in the River Waveney with its throat cut.

The RSPCA is appealing for information after the bay coloured lurcher was found by two canoeists on the stretch of water between Harleston and Mendham on Sunday…

Heartbreak Over Cub Confiscation

BBC News:

A tribal man in India who rescued an abandoned bear cub to help his daughter overcome her mother’s death has fallen foul of forestry officials.

They confiscated the animal arguing that its capture was in contravention of wildlife laws.

As a result, Ramesh Munda, 35, was briefly jailed and the bear was sent to a zoo where some reports say it has refused to eat.

His daughter is now distraught over the loss of a “much-loved” family friend…

Wildlife Feeling The Credit Crunch

 Morpeth Herald:

Worried wildlife workers have sounded the alarm as Castle Morpeth’s animals fall prey to the credit crunch.

Anxious staff at The Sanctuary Wildlife Centre in Ulgham say visitor numbers have plummeted since financial pressures started to bite last month…

Wildlife Officials Hope To Shoo 15 Dolphins Out Of Shallow New Jersey Waters

Fox News:

Wildlife officials were hoping — but weren’t particularly hopeful — that strong thunderstorms expected Thursday and Friday might scare a family of 15 dolphins out of their playground in the Shrewsbury River and back out to the ocean.

Australian Wildlife Group Wants Ban On ‘Super Cats’

Heraldsun:

A conservation group has written to the federal environment minister to call for a ban on a wild “super cat” which it claims could threaten native wildlife.

A Senate committee is presently looking into the issue of whether the law needs to be changed in relation to the importation of savannah cats – a cross between an African serval and a domestic cat – into Australia…

Feathers To Fly As Activists Target Tesco Bosses

 Independent:

Tesco bosses will endure a welter of criticism today as they face down dissident shareholders grown increasingly concerned at the food giant’s sliding stock as a good corporate citizen.

With the chef turned food campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall leading the charge, Britain’s biggest retailer is expected to come under fire over everything from labour relations to its record on animal welfare…

Callous Woman Given Animal Ban

BBC News:

A woman from Renfrewshire who starved her dog to death has been banned from keeping animals for life and ordered to carry out 240 hours community service…

Project Reduces Elephant Railway Deaths To Zero

Wildlife Extra:

Following a study carried out by the Wildlife Trust of India and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, no elephants have been killed for 5 years by trains on a railway track that crosses the forests of the Rajaji National Park in the northern Indian…

Animal Rights Protesters Break Into Secure Institute Of Animal Health Site

Newbury Today:

Animal rights protesters managed to gain access to Compton’s Institute of Animal Health last week – bypassing the site’s security measures.
Three protesters from an unknown organisation gained access to the government research site last Monday (June 16) but were eventually rumbled by staff members and reported to the police…

Pet Shock Devices To Be Banned

BBC News:

The use of electric shock pet collars in Wales is to be banned by the assembly government using new powers.

The announcement makes Wales the first part of the UK to ban the collars which give animals a jolt when they misbehave.

Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones said she would bring forward legislation to make their use a criminal offence…