Annual Cat-Eating Festival in Peru Angers Animal Rights Groups
Animal rights groups are up in arms over an annual festival in Peru that serves up hundreds of fried cats to locals…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)Cat Operation Costs £10,000
A cat called Cadbury had a £10,000 operation to fix his paralysed larynx. His owner Jean Kelly paid £4,000 towards the op, meaning she had to cancel her dream trip to volunteer on a wildlife sanctuary in Africa; the rest of the bill was paid for by her pet insurance.
Full story: Milton Keynes Citizen
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Canada Sued For Failure To Protect Killer Whale
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans was sued today by six environmental groups from across Canada for failure to safeguard the critical habitat of killer whales that reside in British Columbia coastal waters…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)US Supreme Court Weighs Up National Security Against Whale Welfare
The US Supreme Court began hearing arguments Wednesday into whether national security trumps the well-being of whales off the coast of California…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Allotment Holders Drown Squirrels
The RSPCA has recently come across numerous allotment holders in North London capturing and drowning squirrels. The organisation warns that: ‘people who trap and cause unnecessary suffering to squirrels could face prosecution’.
Read more: RSPCA News
Government Must Include Livestock Gases In Climate Change Bill
Leading farm animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming today (8 October) called on the Government to adopt the Climate Change Committee’s advice that methane and nitrous oxide – the toxic gases associated with livestock production – should be included in the Climate Change Bill, which is currently going through Parliament…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)4 Out Of 10 Cats And Dogs Seen By Vets Overweight
A new report warns that nearly half of Britain’s pet dogs seen by a vet are overweight. The survey of 100 vets across the country found more dogs than cats to be overweight, with one in four dogs being obese.
Article: Daily Mail
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)ASBO Dog Owner Bailed
The owner of a pitbull named Asbo that attacked four people – including a baby boy – during a two-hour frenzy has been bailed…
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