Welcome to the Latest news and Archives for April 2010.

30/4/10 Major Public Meeting RE Deerhunt Ban. On Monday, May 3rd, a major public meeting will take place at 12 mid-day in the Royal College of Physicians, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, with a panel of eminent speakers opposed to the Ward Union Hunt. Please attend this important event. For more information, please visit the Irish Animals Forum website.

30/4/10 United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have airlifted four endangered gorillas to a safer habitat to keep them from being illegally trafficked or eaten before they are released back into the wild.

30/4/10 Flood victims have condemned the Environment Agency for spending £324,000 on a 'fish ladder' rather than improving flood defences.

30/4/10 Indonesian police have arrested a couple who made meatballs from the flesh of protected monkeys, an animal conservation group said on Wednesday.

29/4/10 Pro-hunt fans helping Tory in marginal seat. Money has been pumped in to the campaign for the Conservative candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembroke shire by pro-hunting businessmen, it has been claimed. Anthony's view Vote Labour keep hunting history.

29/4/10 Fascinating Story With Video. CASWELL LAKES, Alaska) Alaska State Trooper Terrence Shanigan's police cruiser dashcam shows a German Shepherd Dog leading the way through winding back roads to a roaring house fire on his owners' property on April 4th.

29/4/10 The Humane Society of the United States. The scene we found last week at a Tennessee puppy mill was tragically typical: 225 dogs confined in filthy cages, utterly lacking human care and compassion.

29/4/10 Japanese Protesters Target "The Cove. Protestors massed at the downtown Tokyo offices of movie distributor Unplugged Inc., on Friday and tried to shout down the message of Oscar-winning documentary The Cove

28/4/10 K9 Superstarz Professional Dog Training, Helping Paws Service Dog Training in the following and more Serious injuries, MS or Cerebral Palsy, Other mobility issues, Seizures, PTSD or other emotional trauma.

28/410 BBC One Show slammed for 'provoking swan' known as Mr Asbo in fakery row  A team from the primetime show were sent to Cambridge to record the bird, dubbed Mr Asbo by locals, which has been attacking boats passing nearby.

28/4/10 ICABS has expressed disgust to the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association after it referred to carted deerhunting as a "humane country activity" and claimed that the ban on the Ward Union is "unwanted".

28/4/10 India to stop tiger tourism in attempt to prevent species extinction. For centuries, the prospect of spotting a Bengal tiger in the wild has been a highlight of visiting India. Now the Government is to end the spectacle amid fears that the species is being “loved to death” by visitors desperate for a glimpse of tigers in the wild.

28/4/10 A Hebridean island which spent £600,000 ridding itself of rats has now become over-run with rabbits. 

28/4/10 An operation has been launched to drive stray elephants back to the Tsavo National Park to save lives and crops.

27/4/10 Queen guitarist Brian May has backed a Labour candidate while launching a one-man campaign to keep the hunting ban on the statute books. Anthony's view well said Brian May this guy Rocks.

26/4/10 A POACHER has been fined more than £500 by a North Yorkshire court, in one of the first cases resulting from a police crack-down on rural crime.

25/4/10 gamekeeper admits 17 charges relating to killing protected species using poisoned bait. Ben Walker was accused of killing two common buzzards, five ravens, and faced nine other charges of setting bait and one of possessing various items.

23/4/10 A fox cub need a little help from the RSPCA after becoming hopelessly tanngled in cricket netting at a ground in Norwich

22/4/10 A rare Borneo rhino, thought to be pregnant, has been caught on camera in Malaysia, and wildlife experts said Wednesday a new calf would be a lifeline for the near-extinct species.

21/4/10 New page added to site now welcome to the latest version of the GSM Service Dog Activating unit with Manual test Button.

20/4/10 A special national wildlife reaction unit is to be set up to combat the activities of organised crime syndicates engaged in the poaching of rhino horn, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica announced in Parliament.

19/4/10 A judge rejects a legal challenge by an animal charity to a decision to cull badgers in part of south west Wales.

18/4/10 India said Wednesday it would use a new tiger tracking system to crack down on "lazy" wildlife guards as it struggles to halt poaching that has drastically reduced the number of big cats.

17/4/10 A new leaflet published by the Irish Council Against Blood Sports documents some of the horrendous suffering caused to deer by the Ward Union hunt. The leaflet has been brought to the attention of all Ireland's TDs as part of our appeal to them to support legislation banning the hunt.

16/4/10 Animal skin traders face sentencing, A couple who used the internet to trade in the skins and skulls of endangered species are to be sentenced on Thursday

16/4/10 A proposal aimed at bridging the split between whaling nations and their opponents will almost certainly come to governments for decision this year.

15/4/10 Tow poachers have been prosecuted after police stepped up a crackdown on rural crime across the region.

15/4/10 A BEAUTY product retailer in Truro has been encouraging electors to vote for prospective MPs who support animal welfare. Lush Cosmetics has launched its own national election campaign by supporting lobbying group Protecting Animals in Democracy's (PAD) Vote For Animals appeal.

14/4/10 Toxic wastes from oil exploration and increased human presence at Murchison Falls National Park are killing animals experts told Parliament yesterday.

13/4/10 Police are vowing to step up the fight against badger baiting after worrying new evidence of the barbaric practice has emerged in the Yorkshire Dales.

13/4/10 Most candidates in South West support fox hunting ban, Most candidates standing for the five main parties in the South West would support the hunt ban in a free vote, an exclusive survey for The Politics Show reveals. Anthony's view excellent news this every one knows it has no place in this Country or any for that matter..

13/4/10 The Conservatives were last night accused of being "embarrassed" by their policy on hunting, after not one Westcountry candidate would appear on television to discuss the issue. BBC South West's flagship .Programme. Anthony's view even the Countryside Alliance had also been expected to take part in the Programme but later pulled out are the CA starting to see there is no support for hunting in this Country it looks that way.

13/4/10 Hundreds of volunteers will be wielding their litter pickers next week in defence of Strangford Lough’s spectacular wildlife. Related Stories Discount offered on electric cars Hundreds get ready to save Strangford Lough’s wildlife from death by human litter.

12/4/10 Rising from a two-week meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the international body has decided by consensus to include several reptiles and amphibians from Central America and Iran in its lists.

11/4/10 With poachers and human encroachment on rangeland growing by the day, animal populations are rapidly diminishing in Kenya. And none is more affected than the black rhino.

10/4/10 The Conservative leader, David Cameron, has backed the culling of badgers to protect livestock. David Cameron said he was prepared to support “targeted culling” of the animals to prevent them spreading bovine tuberculosis to cows and other farm animals. Anthony's view what Scientific evidence does David Cameron have to back Badgers spread TB to Cattle non then again this is the guy that wants to kill our wildlife any way.

10/4/10 International Union For The Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has called for closer collaboration among world regulatory bodies to ensure the continued survival of species threatened by wildlife trade.

9/4/10 A newly updated list containing comments from TDs and Senators about hunting and coursing. After reading the list, please contact your local politicians to urge them to support legislation that will ban blood sports. Stress that their views on animal cruelty will be a major factor in your future voting decisions.

9/4/10 A CRACKDOWN on poachers in East Lancashire has led to the arrest of two teenagers, following the death of a stag.

9/4/10 A plan to kill monkeys on a group of Lake Victoria islands in Uganda in order to protect lucrative palm fruits was condemned on Thursday by critics who said the measure would harm tourism.

8/4/10 Hundreds of hunt supporters are under orders to ride into action in key marginal seats within hours of a general election being called, in the knowledge that David Cameron will allow a return to hunting with dogs if he gets to Downing Street.

8/4/10 More than two-thirds (69%) of people think a prison sentence is the most appropriate punishment for an offence where a dog is set onto another animal to fight, according to new polling figures published today.

7/4/10 In February, two Swedish students managed to film parts of the so-called National Coursing Festival in Ireland normally off-limits to photographers and video cameras.     The resulting footage has now been posted on U Tube and is well worth a look. Apart from hare coursing, it may be relevant to campaigns against other blood sport activities around the world that present themselves, misleadingly, as acceptable and civilised pursuits.

7/4/10 IFAW in Action: No Return to Cruelty, Conservative Party leader David Cameron has pledged to allow MPs a free vote on whether to repeal the Hunting Act if he becomes Prime Minister at the next election.

7/4/10 A new leaflet published by the Irish Council Against Blood Sports documents some of the horrendous suffering caused to deer by the Ward Union hunt. The leaflet has been brought to the attention of all Ireland's TDs as part of our appeal to them to support legislation banning the hunt.

7/4/10 A group of countries (including the United States) are currently working to come up with a "deal" that could legalize commercial whaling for the first time since the moratorium began in 1986. Here are two actions you can take today that can help to save whales for generations to come.

6/4/10 Australia PM brands Barrier Reef grounding outrageous, Mr Rudd said it was "outrageous" the ship had apparently strayed 12km (7.5 miles) off course through the marine park, where it is now leaking oil. He said the situation remained serious and vowed to bring those responsible for the disaster to account.

6/4/10 Canadian environmentalists are calling for strict conservation measures as the controversial grizzly bear hunt begins over the Easter weekend. A report by scientists at two environmental organisations said that the kill rate in past seasons exceeded provincial limits and would endanger the animals considered a keystone species in the nation's ecosystems.

6/4/10 Edible dormouse listed among Britain's great wildlife threats, A type of dormouse that was once farmed for food by the ancient Romans has been named as one of fourteen mammals that pose the greatest threat to Britain's countryside.

6/4/10 News reaches us today from Japan that Captain Pete Bethune of New Zealand will face no less than five separate charges related to his boarding of the illegal whaling vessel Shonan Maru No. 2, which occurred in the Southern Ocean on February 15, 2010 during Sea Shepherd’s sixth campaign to stop this barbaric poaching operation.

6/4/10 ALIEN species such as American grey squirrels and Asian muntjac deer have become so well established in Britain that some should be reclassified as natives, a scientific report has suggested.

5/4/10 A documentary about the HSA, direct action and the response. Also view more videos on You Tube to do with direct action.

5/4/10 One of the easiest ways to poison pets, and children, is with antifreeze. According to the HSUS, 1,400 children and 10,000 dogs and cats die from antifreeze poisoning per year.

5/4/10 In less than two months the BC government will open the sport hunting season for bears. With all eyes on Vancouver right now, this is one sport that BC doesn't want the world to know about.

5/4/10 Blood sports off tourists' radar as authorities refuse to plug hunting, As The Political debate about hunting intensifies, tourism authorities have said they will not provide information about traditional field sports to Irish people or potential overseas visitors.

4/4/10 The Charity Commission has today issued a Regulatory Case Report on the League Against Cruel Sports.

4/4/10 Israel stalls vote on fur ban again: Keep the pressure on Progress was stalled again in Israel when the legislative branch of the Israeli government postponed its vote on a ban on trading in fur, amongst calls for more time and information on the impact of the ban. On 9th March Israel came close to becoming the first ever country to ban the use of fur in its entirety, but, instead, delayed its  chance to make history.

3/4/10 Discovery Communications usually celebrates nature and wildlife, but by signing a deal with former governor Sarah Palin to host a reality show about Alaska, it will now pay millions to one of wildlife's greatest enemies.

2/4/10 INTERNATIONAL Union For The Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has called for closer collaboration among world regulatory bodies to ensure the continued survival of species threatened by wildlife trade.

2/4/10 About 124 poachers around Mt. Rwenzori have surrendered their weapons to the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The assistant warden of Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Francis Mbogha, disclosed this last week while receiving 28 poachers who handed over their weapons at Mbunga trading center in Kasese district.

2/4/10 David Cameron has disclosed that he went hunting as a boy as he insisted that the fox population needed to be controlled.  In a frank interview the Conservative leader talked freely of his love of the countryside and said he was taught to shoot rabbits by his father. Anthony's view foxes don't need controlling the opposition will never agree with the opposition party that banned hunting with dogs & More, Also laws are made to stop crimes that don't work but will the Tory leader what to see more laws that stop crime over turned.

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