Gay Dog Banned From Restaurant

Metro:

An Australian restaurant has been ordered to apologise and pay compensation after they barred a blind man because a waiter thought his guide dog was gay…

Loyal Dog Stays Six Days Beside Dead Owner

Mirror:

A loyal dog stayed by her owner’s body for six days after he died in a field.

Golden retriever Lady guarded 81-year-old Parley Nichols until a passing motorist spotted them…

Moggies Making A Meal Of Cape Town’s Wildlife

IOL:

Cape Town’s moggies are having a significant effect on the city’s wildlife, killing – at a conservative estimate – somewhere between 3.9 million and 5.9 million animals each year.

This prey probably comprises about 2.3-million small mammals, 1.3-million reptiles, and 7307 000 birds, according to the findings of MSc student Sharon George…

BBC Blasted For Goading Swan

Express:

Animal rights experts yesterday condemned the BBC’s The One Show for appearing to provoke a famously vicious swan nicknamed Mr Asbo.

Film crew on the flagship programme, hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, were accused of goading the swan and his mate to create “car crash television”…

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Most Rehoused Breed Says RSPCA

 BBC News:

The RSPCA found new homes for more Staffordshire bull terriers than any other type of dog last year.

The animal charity said it rehoused 507 of the 615 “staffies” and crosses it had taken into its 13 regional centres…

Activists Protest Animal Testing Plans In Malaysia

Business Week:

An Indian biotech company’s plans to set up laboratories for testing dogs and primates in Malaysia have angered animal rights groups who say the trial subjects could face suffering because the country has no regulations on animal research.

India’s Vivo BioTech Ltd. inked a 450 million ringgit ($141 million) joint-venture deal in January to set up a biotechology center in southern Malacca state to develop and manufacture medicine. The center will include laboratories where trial medicines will be tested on animals…

Boycott Animal Circuses Urges Malaika

NDTV:

Model-turned-actress Malaika Arora will be seen urging people to boycott animals circuses in a new PETA ad.

She will be seen in a form-fitting white macaw ensemble dress in the new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad, which reads “Wild Birds Don’t Belong in the Circus Boycott Animal Circuses”…

Animal Homelessness Crisis

PETA:

You can help end the animal homelessness crisis. Please sign our pledge today and promise never to buy animals from a breeder, dealer or pet shop, and encourage all your friends, family members and colleagues to do the same…

Circus Ringmistress Says Animals Are Looked After Like Pets

Halifax Courier:

CIRCUS bosses have insisted the welfare of its animals is a “top priority” following calls to ban the show.

Circus Mondao, due to arrive at Queensbury tomorrow, has been criticised for including zebras, camels and horses in its acts.

A recent poll conducted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs showed 94 per cent of the public approved a complete ban on using wild animals in circuses…

Australian Stranding Kills Around 30 Dolphins

AFP:

Wildlife experts have rescued 11 dolphins beached in a remote area of the Australian island of Tasmania, but around 30 animals died in the stranding, officials said Wednesday.

Locals reported that up to 50 bottlenose dolphins became stranded at the mouth of a river on the southern island’s rugged west coast during torrential rain and strong winds over weekend.

Tasmania’s Parks and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that 29 dolphins were estimated to have died in the beaching, but experts called to the Pieman River were able to return 12 survivors to the water…