World’s Rarest Cockatoo Rediscovered In Indonesia

Wildlife Extra:

The world’s rarest cockatoo has been found in Indonesia by a research team working for the Indonesian Parrot Project…

Court Set-back For Hunters

League Against Cruel Sports:

The Crawley and Horsham Hunt has lost a legal bid to restrict the activities of anti-bloodsport activists…

Feed The Birds Day

This weekend (25th & 26th October) is ‘Feed The Birds Day’. To celebrate the RSPB is running events across Britain, click here to find what’s happening near you.

50 Cats Missing Over 5 Years From Small Area

Approximately fifty cats have disappeared in the last five years from the area around Meriden Avenue, Stourbridge. Claire Bessant, chief executive of the Feline Advisory Bureau charity says, ‘People are sure there is a white van going around scooping cats up, but it’s just as likely they have been run over and perhaps the bin man has put them in his lorry.’ She advises that people keep their cats indoors at night.

Full article: BBC News

Dog Rescues Owner After Stabbing

Stuff:

New Zealand: Two year old pitbull-staffy cross Bonnie saved her owner from further stabbing after a knife attack.

Philippine Horse Fight Horror

Sky News:

Thousands of horses in the Philippines are being maimed and wounded in illegal fights run by a crime syndicate betting ring…

Feathered Dinosaur Discovered

BBC News: 

The fossil of a “bizarre” feathered dinosaur from the era before birds evolved has been discovered in China…