Cat Returns From Spain Ferry Trip

December 17th, 2009

BBC News:

A cat that went missing in Hampshire turned up on a cross-channel ferry as it arrived in Bilbao, Spain.

Sandy the ginger tom went missing from his home in Lee-on-Solent on 10 December.

He was discovered on the vehicle deck of the Pride of Bilbao as it docked at the Spanish port on Monday morning and returned to the UK the next day…

New Forest Animal Rescue Centre Must Raise More Funds Or Close

December 17th, 2009

Bournemouth Echo:

A New Forest animal rescuer has appealed for further festive funding in a bid to keep her vital service up and running into the New Year.

Kim Taylor, who runs New Forest Animal Rescue, says they cannot take any more cases over the Christmas period, putting animals’ lives at risk.

The service, which takes in cats, dogs and rabbits from across the area and finds them foster homes, could cease to exist due to rising costs and expensive veterinary bills…

Man Jailed For Killing Kitten

December 17th, 2009

Independent:

A man who abused and killed a kitten before putting it in a freezer was jailed today.

 

Joel Joshua White, 20, threw 10-week old kitten Pepsi, which belonged to the woman he was staying with, against a curtain before balancing it on a lampshade suspended from the ceiling and watching as it fell to the floor…

Sweden To Resume Hunting Wolves After 45 Years

December 17th, 2009

Times Online:

A wolf hunt that will decimate Sweden’s lupine population has been sanctioned for the first time in nearly half a century.

The Swedish parliament has voted to allow 27 of the animals to be killed with special permits during a limited hunting season in January, after the authorities decided to limit the country’s wolf population to about 210…

Iqaluit City Council Allow Animal Officers To Destroy Unclaimed Strays

December 17th, 2009

 CBCNews:

Canada – No stray dogs have been euthanized in Iqaluit since an emergency measure was enacted to control a parvovirus outbreak, according to a city official.

On Friday, Iqaluit city council passed a temporary bylaw amendment allowing animal control officers to destroy any loose dogs that are unclaimed after 12 hours…

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