On-The-Run Skunk Pepe Caught Out

July 3rd, 2008

The RSPCA are appealing to anyone who may be missing a skunk. It took nearly an hour to capture Pepe Le Pew who had been on-the-run for six months.

Pepe, named after the Warner Bros. cartoon skunk didn’t want to give up his freedom, according to RSPCA officer Alison Wilkinson: “It took nearly an hour to grasp him. He was hissing and spitting”…

 Full story: BBC News

Berwickshire’s Seabird Colonies To Get Extra Protection

July 3rd, 2008

Berwickshire News:

Seabird colonies on the Berwickshire coast could receive additional protection if Scottish Natural Heritage proposals to extend coastal wildlife sites 4km out to sea, go ahead…

Rescued Spanish Dogs Re-homed in Northern Europe

July 3rd, 2008

Euro Weekly:

Nearly half of all abandoned or mistreated dogs found in Spain are re-homed abroad, according to a Villena-based animal-protection society.

The ‘Federation for the Protection and Defence of Animals in the Community’ (Fedenva) has revealed that over 50 per cent of its rescued canines go to homes in France, Germany and Holland…

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