African Safaris: Bleak News From The Bush
Down in Tanzania’s Selous game reserve an age-old scourge has returned to haunt Africa’s biggest wildlife stronghold. Poaching is back, big time, with an average of 50 elephants being killed every month to fuel the ivory trade…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Crown Unveils Team Targeted At Wildlife Crime
Animal rights campaigners yesterday welcomed the appointment of Scotland’s first dedicated wildlife crime prosecutor.
Alex Prentice, QC, will advise a team of 18 procurators-fiscal across Scotland on offences relating to the welfare of animals.
The appointment was announced by the Crown Office yesterday at the Scottish Police Wildlife Crime Conference at the police college in Tulliallan, Fife…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Man Banned From Keeping Animals After Abandoning Dog With Cancer
A man who abandoned his cancer-stricken pet rottweiler was today ordered to behave for six months and banned from keeping animals,
Colin Clark, 35, left the male dog aged around 10 tethered to a post because he didn’t know what to do with the sick animal…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)McCartney Backs Anti-Hunt Campaign
Sir Paul McCartney has backed efforts by animal welfare campaigners to keep the hunting ban, which could be repealed if the Tories win the next election.
In a report from Ifaw in Action, The former Beatle said: “When the cruel and unnecessary ‘sport’ of hunting with dogs was banned, I, along with the majority of the British public, backed this historic victory for wildlife…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Celebrities Shocked In New Video For League Against Cruel Sports
Former Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson is reduced to tears as she watches horror clips of fox hunting in a new film released today to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the ban on hunting with dogs. The hard-hitting film, by the League Against Cruel Sports, records the reactions of a number of celebrities including former Doctor Who Colin Baker; actress Annette Crosbie; Time Team presenter Tony Robinson; and naturalist Bill Oddie; as they watch footage of traditional hunting. League chief executive, Douglas Batchelor, said that the backing of major celebs like Gemma shows just how popular the ban on hunting is with the public. Polls published today show that public support hasn’t changed in the last six months and roughly two-thirds of people back the ban. “Gemma, Bill, Annette, Tony and all the other celebrities are just hammering another nail into the hunter’s coffin. Their bloodsport is a thing of history just like bear baiting”, said Mr Batchelor. Over 100 people have been successfully prosecuted under the Hunting Act, including celebrity chef Clarissa Dickson Wright.
The film can be viewed at: You Tube
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