Anti-Vivisection Protestors Demonstrate Outside Sequani In Ledbury
A five hour protest was held today outside Sequani Ltd in Ledbury. Around 60 people turned up to protest against the use of animals in vivisection for veterinary medicines.
Full story: Hereford Times
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Rattling Dog Has 13 Golf Balls Removed
A 5 year old dog had 13 golf balls removed from his stomach. The black Labrador called Oscar was taken to the vet when his owner heard a rattling noise coming from his dog!
Full story: Guardian
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)RSPCA Rescue Dog Of The Year Competiton
The hunt is on for the rescue dog of the year. Dogs from all backgrounds - not just RSPCA rescued dogs - are invited to take part in the largest national competition of its kind.
For more information visit: RSPCA
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Over 1,000 Congolese Soldiers Leave Virunga National Park
Finally some good news. Over 1,000 Congolese soldiers have left Virunga National Park, with their families, about 6,000 people in total. Talks between the army and the Congolese Wildlife Authority came to fruition and the army finally moved out…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Bulls On The Rampage
Two bulls escaped from a trailer near Tenby Harbour and went on the rampage tossing one person into the air. No one was seriously injured. Their bid for freedom was cut short when armed police shot them dead.
Full story: BBC News
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)A Dog Is Put Down Every 80 Minutes
The Dogs Trust estimate that nearly 100,000 dogs were picked up as strays last year by local autorities and 6,710 were destroyed.
Full report: The Telegraph
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)European Parliament Today Voted Overwhelmingly Against Cloning Animals
Compassion In World Farming Press Release:
Today, 3 September, the European Parliament voted against cloning animals for food.
The Motion for a Resolution calls on the Commission to prohibit cloning of animals for
food and ban the sale or import of clones or any products from cloned animals and their
offspring.
No fewer than 630 MEPs voted in favour and only 32 against.
Joyce D’Silva, Ambassador for the leading farm animal welfare group Compassion in
World Farming said:
“The fact that so many MEPs - 630 - voted in favour of the resolution will increase the
pressure on the Commission to produce a proposal for a ban on cloning of animals for
food.
“We know from published research that around 50 per cent of cloned farm animals die
either shortly before birth or within a few days or weeks afterwards. Many are born with
malformed lungs, kidneys or other essential organs.
“The truth is that for every so-called “successful” clone, there has been another who is
unable to grow even to puberty and who is likely to have endured misery during its short
life.
“We also know that cloning technology is likely to be used in conjunction with genetic
modification, to replicate GM farm animals. It will also be used to clone the most
productive, fast-growing animals, where the most money can be made. This tends to
also be where the most animal welfare problems exist.”
Notes
For interview or more information contact Annabel Davis or Valentina
Moressa, Compassion in World Farming on 01483 521973 / 952 or 07771
926005
Pine Martens Not Extinct In England – The Search For Proof
The Forestry Commission is stepping-up its search for the elusive tree climbing Pine marten, written off as extinct in England only a few years ago. Special cameras that are triggered by infra-red beams are being installed in a remote North York Moors wood in a bid to capture an image of a Pine marten - the second rarest carnivore in Britain after the wild cat…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)Bodies Of Rare Dolphin and Whale Washed Ashore
The bodies of two “highly unusual” marine mammals have washed ashore in the Isles of Scilly…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Lion Turns Out To Be A Stray Dog
Police used helicopters to search an area in Belfast after reported sightings of a lion. The operation has been called off after the animal was confirmed to be a stray dog.
Read more: BBC News
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