Welcome to the latest news and Archives for April 2010

Welcome to the latest news and Archives for May 2010

31/5/10 The Windhoek SPCA this week rescued a cat in Windhoek North that had been shot with an arrow. The arrow had passed right through the cat's chest cavity and was sticking out at both ends.

31/5/10 Poachers killed a record number of rhinos in South Africa last year and are already on track to surpass that number again in 2010, according to experts.

30/5/10 A shepherd has been banned from keeping dogs after starving his three border collies. William Graham Cowen, 54, was supposed to be looking after the dogs but left them filthy and emaciated.

29/5/10 Galga Sofie, whose jaw was savagely broken by a sadistic Spaniard, is now able to eat on her own, although her lower jaw is still pinned together.

28/5/10 Aid 4 Animals is a new on-line directory of anything and everything regarding domestic and exotic pets, farm and wild animals, animal welfare and care in the UK and Ireland.

28/5/10 Beavers are partly to blame for the devastating floods that have swept Poland killing 15 people because the animals tunnel through vital defenses protecting the cities, the interior minister has said.

28/5/10 Tiger conservation is disastrous, says BBC wildlife presenter Chris Packham. Anthony's view it is disastrous, we have to pay a TV license fee some of the money goes to Mr. Chris Packhams wages but we don't hear him criticize his own pay that we have to pay for.

28/5/10 Following the recent deaths of four gorillas, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has embarked on an exercise to closely monitor the primates.

27/5/10 A wildlife charity is urging MPs from both sides at the House of Commons to vote against any attempt to re-introduce foxhunting. The call by Wildlife Aid, a Leatherhead-based charity that looks after sick and orphaned animals, was prompted by Conservative-Liberal coalition proposals to give MPs the chance to vote on whether or not the ban should be kept.

27/5/10 Dead fox in Clocaenog Forest had rope tied round its leg, The RSPCA is investigating the discovery of a dead fox cub with rope tied round its back leg in Denbighshire. It had suffered a broken leg, and two loops in the rope indicated the fox may have been tied down

27/5/10 Intimidation claim as badger cull nears, WARNINGS of direct action by objectors to the proposed cull of badgers in northern Pembrokeshire have become a reality. Protesters were accused of intimidating officials and breaking the law when they tried to stop masked men from surveying land at Cilgwyn, Newport, last week.

27/5/10 A cat who had been missing for three days has been found trapped in a snare, in a tree, near his home.

27/5/10 The badger fell several feet onto concrete in the open underground drainage pit that collects rubbish and water off the motorway. Luckily he seemed to be unscathed and was running around the pit trying to find an escape route.

27/5/10 Hunt kennels at centre of storm, A dispute over the siting of new hunt kennels is threatening to set huntsman against hunt supporter and neighbour against neighbour according to local residents.

26/5/10 A savage blood sport Imagine a bear, tethered to a post, set upon by up to four trained fighting dogs. Hundreds of people are watching.

26/5/10 I hope you'll join me in this campaign to stop the killing of dolphins in Japan. Most people in Japan don't have any idea that the dolphin slaughter is even happening.

25/5/10 Please help with this all donations are gratefully received by them. A few days ago we were asking people for there help with older dogs. Unfortunately, nobody lend a helping hand and a place where all of them can be safe till the end of their life's.

25/5/10 According to a report on the Irish Times website today it is revealed that "a motion calling for a proposed ban on stag hunting to be postponed is due to be debated at the Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting this evening.

25/5/10 Irish Wildlife Matters’ was created to address the lack of easily accessible information on Irish wildlife rescue and first aid There is now an online wildlife first aid resource available which should prove useful to the general public, rehabilitates, vets, and anyone working in the sphere of wildlife or conservation.

24/5/10 THE Government's promise of a vote on a possible repeal of the hunting ban is set to be dropped from the Queen's Speech. In a sign that the policy a key plank of the Conservative election pitch for rural votes has been shelved, government sources admit that it is "no longer a priority Anthony's view I think the Hunting Act should stay as it is or made stronger.

24/5/10 The Uganda Investment Authority has said the British investor, accused by the Ombudsman of irregularly conducting gorilla-tracking business in southwestern Uganda, is "going nowhere.

24/5/10 Five of the world's most critically endangered animals spent their first day in a new home over the weekend after the start of the "most ambitious" international relocation of large mammals ever undertaken.

24/5/10 We are appealing for information after 10 rabbits were dumped in a tea chest in the New Forest. Two members of the public out cycling through the New Forest on Saturday, 8 May spotted a domestic rabbit at The Ornamental Drive, near Barrow Moor Car Park (grid ref SU253067).

23/5/10 Wildlife crime officers are investigating a possible attempt at badger baiting in Aberdeenshire. Grampian Police said part of a sett in the Aboyne area appeared to have been deliberately dug up in the past few weeks.

23/5/10 WILD boars are considered the latest threat to the Irish countryside after a number were released into the wild by irresponsible shooting enthusiasts.

23/5/10 We are trying to track down the owner of a cat who suffered an ordeal after being trapped in a car engine in south London.

22/5/10 Sea Shepherd announces campaign to save marine wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.

21/5/10 More than two decades after being brought to South Africa, a group of black rhinos returned home to Tanzania today.

20/5/10 A 15-year-old schoolgirl has claimed she was stalked through woodland by a panther, in the fourth alleged sighting in the area in recent years.

19/5/10 Illegal logging and unregulated real estate projects are threatening the Balkans' once abundant forests, home to more than half of Europe's bears and to large wolf populations.

18/5/10 Landowners unite to call for prosecutions over bird poisoning. MORE than 200 Scottish landowners have issued an unprecedented condemnation of wildlife crime and called for those involved in the illegal poisoning of birds of prey to face the "full weight of the law".

17/5/10 Wildlife detectives are investigating the suspected poisoning of three of Britain's rarest bird of prey, the golden eagle. The bodies of the birds were all found in the last week on the 3,000 hectare Skibo estate in the Scottish Highlands.

16/5/10 Mohammed Miah, 29, pounced on the bird and was later found with blood and feathers on his hands, and the swan in a bin bag nearby, Bedford magistrates heard.

15/5/10 RESIDENTS are concerned a mystery virus is causing animals to suffer and creating a health hazard at playing fields in Blackburn.

14/5/10 A group of Tanzanian rhinos, extinct in their natural habitat, was airlifted home Friday from South Africa where some of the species were taken two decades ago.

13/5/10 Welcome to The Animal Protection Party We are a new political party which aims to simultaneously represent the interests of people and non-human animals, a party that isn’t frightened to speak the truth and a party that wants to see real change rather than just be seen to want it. We hope that you will be as excited as we are about the future and will give us your support in our fight for a better system of true equality.

12/5/10 A call has gone out to save one of Ireland's most endangered species of birds - the twite.

12/5/10 To witness the appalling cruelty of hare coursing, foxhunting and carted deer hunting, please. Visit the ICABS page here For more presentations exposing blood sports in Ireland

11/5/10 A TEAM of trappers is hunting down thousands of pesky American mink that are ravaging trout and endangered birds.

10/5/10 The President of the Irish Farmers Association, John Bryan (pictured left) has been urged to clarify its stance on blood sports. The call comes following a claim that the IFA's Vice President has "given his organisation’s support" to a pro-blood sports campaign.

9/5/10 The new Conservative MP for Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South, and chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, said repealing the ban on hunting with dogs should not be an immediate priority if a Tory-led government is formed.

9/5/10 The trophy hunter who admitted that he shot and killed a protected lion in the Sesfontein Conservancy recently might be in for a surprise when he returns to Namibia next week.

9/5/10 Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged neighbouring Tanzania to destroy its stockpiled ivory amounting to 90 tonnes to curb poaching.

8/5/10 Animal welfare in China: Saving the Asiatic bear. If you believe wild animals don't belong in cages, then you would be well advised never to visit a Chinese bear farm: the putrid stink of musk, faeces and urine hits you long before the threshold is reached, but this is scant preparation for what lies behind the doors of a crumbling building in the industrial outskirts of Weihai, a city on China's far eastern coast.

7/5/10 Oil from a massive slick in the Gulf of Mexico has started washing ashore on an island chain off the coast of Louisiana, US officials have confirmed

7/5/10 No animal should be thrown away like a piece of trash. Please help the dump dogs and cats of Cozumel. As I write to you, a dramatic rescue is underway.
IFAW is helping save dogs and cats from the rubbish dump in Cozumel, Mexico.

7/5/10 It's been two weeks since the Supreme Court struck down a key federal anti-cruelty law banning the sale of graphic "crush" videos. These sick films show extreme forms of animal cruelty for the sexual titillation of viewers. (And yes, they are as horrific as their name implies.)

7/5/10 A wildlife officer for Cumbria police has said they are looking for a key witness after a falcon was found hanging in an allotment

7/5/10 The Badger Trust has launched a last-minute bid to block the cull of badgers in Wales. Three weeks after a High Court judge threw out the trust's legal challenge to the cull, the charity has applied to the Court of Appeal in an attempt to overturn the decision.

7/5/10 KWS Probes Origin of Ivory Seized in Vietnam, Efforts are being made to establish whether the two tonnes of elephant ivory tusks seized in Vietnam originated from Kenya.

7/5/10 Environmental group WWF on Thursday launched a fund-raising campaign to save Romania's bears, whose habitat is threatened by deforestation.

7/5/10 Horse trader, James Gray (aged 46), has lost his appeal against convictions for animal welfare offences.

7/5/10 A 45-year-old County Durham man is found guilty of being involved in the trade of rare birds' eggs

6/5/10 Simon Cowell has pledged support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and its campaign. Anthony's view excellent.

6/5/10 An online snake guide has been launched by the World Health Organisation in a bid to overcome a shortage of anti-venom for poisonous bites, which killed at least 100,000 people a year.

6/5/10 The first tentacles of the giant Gulf of Mexico oil slick have washed up on beaches that are part of a wildlife refuge off the Louisiana coast.

5/5/10 Two clouded leopard cubs have been radio-collared and returned to the wild by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and its partner the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). This is the first known instance of clouded leopards being rehabilitated and radio-collared in India.

5/5/10 A 200-pound black bear had to be rescued after it became wedged up a tree in a residential area in California after it was tranquilized.

4/5/10 The illegal trade in wildlife is huge. Globally, it is estimated to be worth over £5 billion every year and is a major area of international crime. However, the illegal trade in endangered species does not just happen in other countries; it thrives in the UK too and Operation Charm is working to stop this trade in London.

4/5/10 Ten protected birds of prey have been poisoned across the Republic in recent weeks.

4/5/10 David Cameron risks offending animal rights campaigners after details of his secret passion for stag shooting, one of the bloodiest field sports, were revealed.

4/5/10 The nature reserves of the future will be 'multifunctional green spaces' on old landfill sites or round the back of supermarket car parks under RSPB plans to revolutionise wildlife conservation in Britain.

4/5/10 How bad will the Gulf of Mexico oil spill turn out to be - for wildlife and for people whose jobs depend on wildlife, such as fishermen?

4/5/10 At least 5.557 animals, including dogs, cats and monkeys were vaccinated against rabies, from January to April this year, in Cunene province, as part of the vaccination campaign against rabies.

3/5/10 The first fox Cub for 2010 see them at the National Fox Welfare Society. Anthony's view fantastic.

3/5/10 Wildlife officials in Cameroon are hunting for scores of elephants, who escaped from a nature reserve, sparking panic in nearby villages.

2/5/10 ONE mile beneath the oil-stained waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a bent pipe and a stack of yellow valves and tubes continued yesterday to confound a multi-million-dollar salvage effort that has so far failed to contain a fast-spreading ecological disaster.

1/5/10 Shoebills and weaver birds are among the thousands of birds that are being killed daily using diamacro poison in Katakwi district, the natural resource officer, Joseph Opus, has said.

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Undercover investigations form a vital part of the League's overall campaigning strategy to abolish blood sports and tackle wildlife crime. Without these investigations, MPs, the media, League members, supporters and the wider public would not be aware of the nature and scale of wildlife persecution.

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