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31/1/10
Indochina’s big-cat population at ‘crisis point,’ could vanish by next
Year of Tiger, says WWF .
31/1/10
Greyhound Action Ireland are urging that as many people as possible sign the
petition.
30/1/10
Six birds of prey found at house, A man has been arrested after six rare birds
of prey were seized by police at a house in Birmingham United Kingdom.
30/1/10
Rare Kenya rhinos de-horned to frustrate poachers, Four extremely rare Northern
White rhinos recently transferred to Kenya from a Czech zoo have been dehorned
to protect them from poachers, a conservation group said Tuesday.
30/1/10
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says the future of Canada's polar bear sport hunt
depends on a reduced quota.
29/1/10
PDSA Charity’s vets reflect on another amazing year of pet operations
and dramatic cases. The puppy that fell off a cliff; the shot cat; the
dog that ate Homer Simpson: it’s all in a day’s work for vets at pet
charity, PDSA. Now they have rounded up some of the most amazing and
eye-watering cases in an end-of-year ‘Top of the Ops’ compilation.
29/1/10
Trailer A Minority Pastime is an independent documentary feature film due for
release in Spring 2010.
29/1/10
Radio-collar lynx poached in Summit County, One of the first lynx reintroduced
into Colorado from Canada was killed near Green Mountain Reservoir last weekend,
ending the life of the 13-year-old female hundreds of miles from her original
Colorado home.
28/1/10
MPs condemn Countryside Alliance tactics. A House of Commons motion has been
tabled which attacks the Countryside Alliance for attempting to "subvert
the rule of law".
28/1/10
China has shelved plans to legalise trade in tiger parts and will instead
increase its protection of wild tigers in a bid to save them from extinction.
28/1/10
Kenya's economy has emerged the victor after the government got the backing of
16 African governments for a complete ban on ivory trade.
28/1/10
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks stated Wednesday morning
that five out-of-state men tied to an illicit commercial hunting operation in
the Culbertson and Froid areas of northeastern Montana have been convicted on
multiple state wildlife charges.
28/1/10
'Thrill killing' poachers pose threat to wildlife,
Deer, elk and even raccoons have a new type of predator to worry about: Poachers
who kill increasingly for the thrill of it.
27/1/10
New page added to site now. Welcome To This Simple Touch Switch GSM Auto Dialer
System.
27/1/10
The fate of seals will be decided on Thursday 4 February when a new Marine Bill
will be agreed by the Scottish Parliament. Scotland is guardian to globally
important populations of grey seals and common seals. 90% of the UK’s seals
are in Scottish waters.
26/1/10
Britain will vote against the proposed sale of stockpiled ivory from Tanzania
and Zambia, which conservationists fear would lead to further slaughter of
African elephants, the Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said last night.
26/1/10
A ROW has broken out between the UK's largest wildlife charity and a Scottish
police force over its efforts to solve bird of prey poisonings.
26/1/10
A Sacramento man has been arrested for allegedly killing deer illegally while
being prosecuted for the very same crime.
26/1/10
Please join the peaceful protest against hare coursing outside Powerstown Park,
Clonmel, Co Tipperary, on Wednesday February 3rd 2010, between 12 noon and 2pm.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you there.
26/1/10
A German tourist who attempted to take more than 40 skinks and geckos out of the
country will spend 14 weeks behind bars.
26/1/10
A Wallaceburg resident has been fined $1,000 for using a boat for the purpose of
killing wildlife and unlawfully hunting a migratory bird during closed season.
25/1/10
Two African countries are trying to open a new breach in the worldwide ivory
trade ban, which conservationists fear could lead to more African elephants
being slaughtered by poachers.
25/1/10
Zimbabwean war veterans are said to be spreading their baleful influence over
the rhino population of the country, by turning poacher and feeding them
poisoned cabbages near water holes in a game reserve in the Chiredzi district.
24/1/10
Here is a fascinating story about a dog saving a second dog all court on camera
on you tube.
24/1/10
The Wildlife Protection Society of India and other NGOs around the world are
worried. The cause for their concern is the ‘Year of the Tiger’, which
commences in China on February 14.
24/1/10
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks stated Wednesday morning
that five out-of-state men tied to an illicit commercial hunting operation in
the Culbertson and Froid areas of northeastern Montana have been convicted on
multiple state wildlife charges.
23/1/10 The
owner of a Scottish sporting estate has claimed he is being unfairly targeted by
wildlife campaigners and police after a poisoned sea eagle was discovered on his
land.
23/1/10
Poachers have killed 14 rhinos in South Africa this year, the national parks
authority said Friday, announcing military patrols in the world-famous Kruger
National Park.
22/1/10
A Covert operation to catch suspected poachers in the act has resulted in a
series of arrests. South Yorkshire Police, working alongside farmers,
gamekeepers and landowners, launched a night of intensive action after feedback
from rural communities that they were experiencing crimes such as poaching,
trespassing and criminal damage.
22/1/10
The Indonesian government has announced plans to sell tigers as pets for £67,000
a pair in what it claims is a move to protect the critically endangered species.
Anthony's view it
sounds more like a money making racket for the Indonesian government would it
not be better to set up a breeding program.
22/1/10
The Federal Government has asked the Convention on International Trade on
Endangered Species (CITES) to lift the suspension placed on Nigeria by the
international body.
22/1/10
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has urged Minister John Gormley to drop
proposals to exempt blood sports groups from fees under the new Dog Breeding
Establishments Bill 2009.
22/1/10
The League Against Cruel Sports has today criticised the Countryside Alliance
(CA) for "grossly misleading" the hunting community.
22/1/10
This Monday (18th January) police in Peterborough carried out the destruction of
a vehicle owned by an individual found guilty of three counts of hare coursing.
The two men involved were found guilty under the Game Act 1970 of trespassing on
three private farms in the March area on September 25, 2009 and were fined £400
and disqualified from driving.
22/1/10
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it has charged two men and a teenager in
Alberta for shooting and killing a wild horse last year.
21/1/10
The secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) has come under fire over its handling of the row over ivory trade in the
East African region.
21/1/10
The World Wildlife Fund warned on Tuesday that the wild tiger faced extinction
in China after having been decimated by poaching and the destruction of its
natural habitat.
21/1/10
A wildlife conservationist has slammed the Indian government's efforts to crack
down on tiger poaching.
21/1/10
ICABS has thanked Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital for announcing that it
will "no longer associate with, or accept donations from the Ward Union
hunt".
20/1/10
POACHING and hare coursing have increased "dramatically" in the past
year, according to figures released yesterday.
20/1/10
A sea eagle found dead in Angus last year was illegally poisoned with banned
pesticides, police confirm.
20/1/10
Scottish schools are to be offered lessons on wildlife crime as part of efforts
to tackle the illegal killing of animals.
19/1/10
New page added to site how to allow a service dog to get help if there owner had
a seizure and more by activating the one touch dial on a cell phone.
18/1/10
The League Against Cruel Sports is today backing calls by the Department for the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for an end to the use of cages in
game bird rearing. A public consultation on the issue is closing today which
offers three options; one of enriched cages with more space; the second for an
outright ban; and a third to retain the status quo.
16/1/10
Police charge a Carlisle man with eight offences in relation to the illegal
trade of endangered tortoises.
16/1/10
Two 17-year-old boys have been ordered to do 100 hours community service for
stamping a young deer to death in Dorset "for a laugh".
15/1/10
A MASVINGO man, Tendai Mutyairi, was sentenced to 17-years in jail for poaching
a rhino at Matendere Range.
14/1/10
A dog caused confusion in an animal home when he failed to respond to basic
commands - until staff realised he could only understand Polish.
14/1/10
A MOUNTAIN of car tyres were dumped on a wildlife haven. The hunt is under way
to catch those responsible for dumping the tyres at Hodbarrow Nature Reserve, in
Millom.
14/1/10
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports - www.banbloodsports.com - has praised
the Irish Kidney Association for refusing the offer of a fundraiser from the
Ward Union.
14/1/10
Disease epidemic killing only US bats, European bats seemingly unaffected by
fungal infection. This week, wildlife biologist Scott Darling and his small team
will snowshoe up to the mouth of Vermont's remote Mount Aeolus cave, once the
largest bat hibernation spot in New England.
14/1/10
Police believe a bizarre outbreak of horse mane weaving may be the work of a
secretive cult of pagan worshippers practising a form of white magic.
14/1/10
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the killing of 16 gray
wolves in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula during November
and December.
13/1/10
New page added to site, Welcome to this simple page on building a GSM trip wire
security system for your back garden.
13/1/10
Minister rejects snaring ban petition, Snaring should remain legal because it
the lesser of all evils to control pests in the countryside, Scotland’s rural
affairs minister has said. Anthony's
view how can she not ban them Snares close under pressure they can not tell the
different from a protected animal to a non protected animal putting tags on
snares, No she would be better of asking for wildlife criminals and gamekeepers
to put there name and address on snares total joke this new law ban snares out
right.
13/1/10
New laws to protect the nests of rare birds and other endangered wildlife
habitats in Northern Ireland are to be introduced within months. Related Stories
Shakin' Stevens guilty of assault DUP donation admitted amid scandal Fresh hope
of policing powers deal Pair escape after ice canal plunge Omagh retrial mobile
phones link
13/1/10
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Hussein Hajj Hassan, made a decision to deport
all the circus animals. Monte Carlo circus came to Lebanon from Egypt, and
the animals are used in acrobatics performances since late last month, near the
compound of Michel Murr Stadium.
12/1/10
Abused and Abandoned Dogs - We are their Voice please do what you can to help.
12/1/10
ANIMAL welfare campaigners were left horrified after a mutilated fox was dumped
at a Sedgemoor animal sanctuary and a “poisoned” badger was found in
Bridgwater
11/1/10
WWF says the images of Sumatran tiger cubs in the Indonesian jungle show the
need for habitat protection A video camera in the Indonesian jungle has captured
the first known footage of Sumatran tiger cubs in the wild , boosting efforts to
conserve the endangered species, WWF said today.
10/1/10
Five juveniles charged in deer killing rampage. The Iowa Department of Natural
Resources says five juveniles are charged with rampaging through three counties
at night shooting deer.
10/1/10
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has basically given the
Japanese the green light to escalate their violence at sea against eleven New
Zealand crewmembers onboard Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s marine
conservation ships.
10/1/10
The president of the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre says the so-called Great
Coyote Cull Contest underway in Osgoode “casts shame on the entire city.
10/1/10
A 15-stone Great Dane has been rescued after falling through the ice at a pond
in Edinburgh.
9/1/10
Two men have been spared jail after they were found guilty of a badger-baiting
incident in which a dog was forced into a sett and attacked.
9/1/10
The chilly weather is creating difficult conditions not just for people, but it
is also making life a struggle for wildlife, experts warned yesterday
9/1/10
SHOCKING numbers of sick, injured, elderly and unwanted animals were rescued by
the North Devon Animal Ambulance over the festive season.
9/1/10
Grey squirrels do not have a significant impact on the populations of many of
England's woodland bird species, a study has found. Researchers from the British
Trust for Ornithology and Natural England examined the impact of grey squirrels
on 38 bird species across the country.
8/1/10
A dead fox was dumped on the door step at Secret World Wildlife Rescue, East
Huntspill last night. A shocked member of staff found the animal's tail had also
been cut off after it had died, and it appeared to have been stamped on.
Please visit the Secret World Wildlife Rescue home
page here to
find out the excellent work they do.
8/1/10
A reward is being offered for information about a bald eagle poaching case in
Otsego County, In the northern Lower Peninsula. Wildlife officials say the bird
likely was killed between Dec. 20 and 22 in Otsego County near Johannesburg,
about 60 miles northeast of Traverse City. An examination found it died of a
possible gunshot wound.
8/1/10
Joint operation to target deer poachers, The carcasses of four deer were found
when police and trading standards officers swooped on a building in Furness. The
operation was part of a crack-down on deer poaching in Cumbria which also
involves the Food Standards Agency and members of the Deer Initiative.
8/1/10
A student who kicked a seagull to death in he street is ordered to make a £500
donation to an animal charity.
7/1/10
Iceland's Fisheries Minister Steingrímur J. Sigfússon is allowing 150
endangered fin whales and 100 minke whales to be cruelly killed; ignoring the
tremendous economic benefit whale watching brings to the country and the world.
7/1/10
Nairobi — End of the Road for Poachers, Kenya Wildlife Service officers on
Wednesday shot dead two members of a poaching gang in an ambush at Kubihoke area
of Igembe North District.
7/1/10
Tory candidate Brenda Porter will vote against David Cameron if he bids to
legalise fox hunting, Liberal Democrat MP Richard Clein will vote against the
Conservatives should they bid to legalise fox hunting.
7/1/10
People living in a quiet neighbourhood looked on in horror as a pack of hounds
chased a fox through their street when a hunt got out of control.
6/1/10
The League has condemned the Worcestershire hunt for losing control of their
hounds which went on the rampage in a residential area of Droitwich.
5/1/10
Lions face slaughter as South Africans battle over 'canned
hunting’ Thousands of lions face slaughter in
South Africa
under new
rules, backed by animal rights groups, that would lead to the
abolition of a lucrative hunting practice, according to game
parks.
5/1/10
We're appealing for information after a puppy was found dumped inside a
wheelie bin on Christmas Eve. Can you help? Anthony's
view people that do this to animals are sick people in my view it's not hard to
give them to a animal charity to find new loving homes.
5/1/10
Deer poaching figures treble but police accused of failing to act,Wildlife
groups and gamekeepers say problem is out of hand with thousands of incidents
going unreported.
5/1/10
Hounds killed in festive hunt - Six foxhounds taking part in the Beaufort Hunt
in Wootton Bassett were killed on New Years Eve after being hit by a train.
5/1/10
Kenyan authorities arrest a gang suspected of killing a white rhino and cutting
off its horns for sale on the black market.
5/1/10
The recent unnatural death of a gray wolf in the Ball Club area is not going
unnoticed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, is
offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or
persons responsible for killing the animal.
4/1/10
Sweden.
"Government Victim of Hunting Lobby" The head of the youth wing of the
governing conservative Moderate Party has slammed the government's wild animals
policy, following the first day of a wolf cull expected to reduce the country's
wolf population by 27 animals
4/1/10
Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27
believed to have been killed on the first day.
3/1/10
POLICE will for the first time be able to prove whether ivory on sale is illegal
after a Scottish expert developed a technique to establish its age.
3/1/10
Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government today added additional invasive
non-native species to the list of those that cannot be introduced into the wild.
3/1/10
Lithuania, The Goosander (Mergus Merganser) is an
endangered species of bird. The city of Kaunas has the largest population in
Lithuania with 20 pairs living along the Nemunas River.
3/1/10
Ukraine, Corrupt
council bosses in Lugansk are using the forthcoming UEFA Euro 2012 Championships
to kill stray animals. Here's how it works: Lugansk has an airport where
football fans from Europe will arrive. The fans will then be transported by bus
to Donetsk stadium where the matches will be played.
3/1/10
Romania,
Animal Aid was established following a fundraising trip through the Carpathian
Mountains for the animal charity WSPA
2/1/10
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is calling on the National Parks and
Wildlife Service's Species Protection Unit to explain why it recommended that a
coursing licence be granted for another season of hare coursing.
2/1/10
In the early 1990s, the British Field Sports Society (the old version of the
Countryside Alliance) were claiming a million people would be out supporting
hunts on Boxing day. They now claim just a third of this figure but that hunting
is more popular than ever! Their grasp of mathematics appears similar to their
interpretation of the truth.
1/1/10
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has today launched a new leaflet which
highlights the barbarity of digging out and terrierwork. Please join us in our
renewed call to the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to show compassion
and outlaw these horrendous practices
1/1/10
FOX hunters are in a defiant mood as they look forward with a glimmer of hope
that the ban on hunting will be overturned by Parliament. Anthony's view better
idea vote Laber keep the ban in place
1/1/10
The professional idiot huntsman and son of singer Bryan Ferry on leftie Britain,
spending last Christmas in prison.
1/1/10
India's last "dancing," endangered bear set free, Raju the bear will
never have to smoke cigarettes or dance on his hind legs under the hot sun again
thanks to a multinational project to save an endangered species and end a cruel
centuries-old tradition in India.
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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.
If you have
any information you think may be of value to League investigators, e-mail in
confidence investigations@league.uk.com
or write to Investigations Unit, League Against Cruel Sports, 83-87 Union
Street, London, SE1 1SG.
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