Welcome to the Lates News and Archives for October 2010

31/10/10 Hunting Act convictions at their highest: Get the figures here. It was shown that convictions had risen by 24, nearly double, since the previous year to reach their highest level. These figures have been welcomed by animal welfare groups on the dawn of the hunting season due to start this weekend. Anthony's view any Government that gives in to criminals should be voted out of power.

31/10/10 Seventy-seven per-cent of the public want the hunt ban to be enforced, according to a new poll published today. Anthony's view I agree the hunting law needs to be made much stronger even the hunts them self have said it is not working even they must be thinking the law has to be made stronger.

30/10/10 Fox hunters saddling up for the start of the hunting season across the region are not confident the Conservative Government will lift the hunting ban. Anthony's view they must never lift the ban.

30/10/10 At the recent Labour party conference the party again pledged support to the shooting industry. It is deeply shameful that a party that is supposed to be progressive and caring actively supports the killing of sentient creatures for entertainment. Coupled with this is the support given to the  barbaric snaring of wild animals, another horror associated with shooting.

30/10/10 An American businessman is facing prison after he was caught selling ivory illegally by an undercover Scotland Yard officer. Joseph Barringer, 55, owns a Florida company selling expensive pool cues and darts, including pieces made with elephant ivory.

30/10/10 Poachers have become the prime suspect in the hunt for the killer of the Exmoor Emperor.

30/10/10 Smugglers' seized logbooks show the extent of the illegal trade in pangolins, with Chinese traditional medicine the main destination.

29/10/10 A Sweet Survivor Nicole was rescued at dawn last Saturday. She had been hit a few days earlier wit a big sharp object that left a large wound on her head and neck. Nicole was suffering greatly, but she was alive if you can send a donation to them this will be gratefully accepted.

29/10/10 (US) Minnesota : the KILLING of A TAME BEAR BY A COUNTRY MUSICIAN - SHARK Releases Troy Gentry's Tame Bear Killing Video - WATCH BOTH VIDEOS!

28/10/10 Thank you to everyone who supported the joint ICABS/ARAN protest against hare coursing last Sunday in Edenderry. The successful demo included a march outside the venue, parallel to the field where hares were being forced to run for their lives from grey hounds.

27/10/10 Police at Keetmanshoop on Monday night arrested three men in connection with alleged poaching.

26/10/10 House of Commons 'would not overturn hunting ban. Hopes among the fox-hunting community that the ban on hunting with hounds might be scrapped have been dealt a blow. Anthony's view it must never be over turned but made stronger.

25/10/10 A north-east computer security expert faced prison yesterday after admitting being a key member in a sophisticated international gang of hackers. He also disrupted the Countryside Alliance website, which was down for two days before being restored online. Anthony's view don't worry you would not have missed much on that site.

25/10/10 Two northeast Missouri men were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay fines for several violations of federal wildlife laws, including shooting a bald eagle.

25/10/10 MAN trampled to death by an elephant officials say had been left distressed by poaching.

24/10/10 Orissa has lost 570 elephants in the last two decades mainly due to poaching and electrocution.

23/10/10 The death of a badger, trapped in a snare near Freshwater, has sparked outrage from animal rights campaigners.

23/10/10 A Birmingham man has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for life after he admitted taking part in organised dog fighting.

23/10/10 Dangers of litter to wildlife Fox stuck with head in a watering can for several days.

23/10/10 Conservation groups today filed suit against oil giant BP under the Endangered Species Act ESA for the ongoing unlawful harm or killing of endangered and threatened wildlife caused by the companys massive Deepwater Horizon well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

22/10/10 A judge said Logan County cannot poison a colony of about 25,000 prairie dogs, a prime source of food for the endangered black-footed ferret.

22/10/10 Indian state known for wildlife increases penalties for killing rhinos, elephants and tigers

22/10/10 A federal judge has ordered the Obama administration to review whether polar bears are endangered under US law.

21/10/10 NEW guidelines on the use of snares have been published in a bid to ensure a more "professional approach" to the practice. Anthony's view the only way to stop the suffering is to ban snares out right that would be the best idea not adding more rubbish to a bit of paper on how to use snares more professionally. Snares close under pressure non targeted wildlife will still be killed badgers and so on no point having laws to protect wildlife if we have snares in use.

21/10/10 South African officials were in Vietnam to discuss ways of curbing the illegal trade in rhinoceros horns used in traditional Asian medicine a conservation group said.

21/10/10 Wildlife poachers can soon be jailed for a minimum of seven years and fined at least Rs 30 lakh for killing endangered species, and the country will have two bodies to regulate international wildlife trade.

21/10/10 New Delhi: Expressing serious concern over poaching which has resulted in decimation of many wild animals like tiger, leopard and bison, the Supreme Court on Wednesday called for stringent punishment to those who indulge in such crimes.

21/10/10 Two southwest Missouri men were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay fines for several violations of federal wildlife laws, including shooting a bald eagle.

21/10/10 WILDLIFE crime officers in Essex have been involved in one of their most unusual cases ever – the theft of the head of a rhino that lived at Colchester Zoo.

20/10/10 Loophole that allows anyone to ‘trap and kill wild birds’ in Scotland, The Scottish Government has been asked to overhaul a law which allows people to ‘trap wild birds and bash their brains out' without having to justify their actions and without any training in how to handle and kill birds humanely.

20/10/10 Two year investigation into illegal hunting Two men face charges in Oregon County after a two-year-long undercover taxidermy sting operation. Operation Wall Hanger" found 425 wildlife violations in seven Ozarks counties: Oregon, Howell, Shannon, Dent, Miller, Crawford and Iron. The investigation was the first of its kind in the state.

20/10/10 A Hartsel man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally trapping and killing bobcats and then selling their pelts to fur buyers in Kansas and Montana.

20/10/10 Queen guitarist Brian May is to receive an award in the House of Lords in recognition of his animal welfare work.

19/10/10 The trends of poaching in Kenya over the last three years are illustrated by a steep graph that defies gravity.

19/10/10 Chris Packham, the wildlife presenter, has called on world leaders to limit population growth in order to stop the mass extinction of species including tigers and pandas.

19/10/10 Police investigating wildlife crime have made an appeal after a Peregrine Falcon found with shotgun wounds to its wing had to be put down.

18/10/10 A middle class revolt against the "inhumane" slaughter of foxes has forced a pest control company to abandon a planned shooting session.

17/10/10 Namibia's image as a fair trading partner with South Africa is suffering following the publication of articles that allege Namibian exporters of live animals to South Africa have been flouting rules and smuggling weaners into that country, according to industry players

16/10/10 Cumbria police stop 50 vehicles in anti-poaching operation.

15/10/10 Over the years, the Irish Council Against Blood Sports has recorded clergy involvement in the blood sports of foxhunting and hare coursing. We have highlighted the priests who have gone hunting.

14/10/10 Pest control officers ‘laid down poisoning as a prank’ and 90 wild bird and a woman’s pet alsatian perished.

13/10/10 China make it as the leader in global efforts in wildlife conservation?

12/10/10 Tough new laws to stop the poisoning of birds of prey being reintroduced to Ireland have come into force. Related Stories Man dies in Tipperary house fire Cowen warns of forthcoming cuts Irish Diaspora aid economic rescue Man held over publican's death Small firms' confidence 'rising''

11/10/10 A growing tussle for land between farmers and wild elephants in northeast India has resulted in the suspected poisoning deaths of four elephants in the past week, officials said Friday.

10/10/10 Colorado wildlife officials declared victory Friday in their 11-year effort to reintroduce lynx to the state, saying the cats are reproducing faster than they're dying, a sign of a self-sustaining population.

9/10/10 A local conservationist caught up in an ongoing feud with a pair of trespassing hunters is calling for buffer zones to be in place around wildlife properties.

2/10/10 A second man from Carlisle has been arrested on suspicion of interfering with a badger sett following investigations into “suspicious activity” near Penrith.