Welcome to the latest news
and Archives for July 2010.
29/7/10
Police in the Indian city of Jaipur arrest a man carrying at least 43 snakes,
including several venomous species.
28/7/10
The League is today congratulating politicians
in the Catalan region of Spain for voting to ban bullfighting.
28/7/10
Birds of prey such as golden eagles and red kites were poisoned in record
numbers in Scotland in 2009, RSPB figures reveal Conservationists are pressing
for tougher laws to combat wildlife crime on Scottish grouse moors after a
record number of poisoning cases against birds of prey such as golden eagles and
red kites last year
28/7/10
A mother bear and an Alaskan fisherman team up to free a black bear cub from a
fishing net. Anthony's
view it shows why people should not leave any form of netting out even foot ball
nets are a big problem for wildlife.
27/7/10
A photo of Bambi sent in by Tele reader Val Bell. A roe deer that had set up
home in a Dundee cemetery has been shot dead, police confirmed today (write
David Clegg, Jennifer Cosgrove and Lisa Trainer).
27/7/10
Gun licences revoked - Police have revoked 20 gun licences in the past year,
after their owners were deemed a danger to the public, the Mercury can reveal.
Leicestershire Constabulary withdrew the certificates after individuals were
convicted, cautioned, fined or arrested for offences, including threats to kill,
harassment and assault.
26/7/10
A rare hairy-nosed otter, not seen in the wild for a decade, has been caught on
camera in Borneo by conservationists.
25/7/10
Mr. Fantastic: A Fox Dad Accepts Orphans As Own. An adult fox and three young
cubs were successfully released into the wild in Swampscott, Mass., late last
month—an irresistible trio that won the hearts of our expert staff at The Fund
for Animals’ Cape Wildlife Centre in Barnstable.
25/7/10
The pink dolphins of the Amazon are being threatened with extinction as
fishermen kill them to use their flesh as bait.
25/7/10
The government is set to launch a consultation paper on whether to allow an
industry-funded badger cull in a bid to control bovine tuberculosis, farm
minister Jim Paice has said.
24/7/10
A taxidermist has pleaded guilty to a string of offences involving the selling
and importing of protected species.
24/7/10
A bear got into a teenager's car, honked the horn and then sent it rolling 125
feet into a thicket, a Colorado family has said.
24/7/10
Australia's kangaroo meat industry is fighting an attempt to have its products
banned from the European Union.
24/7/10
The RSPB calls for more to be done to protect birds of prey after a study showed
an increase in poisoning.
23/7/10
New page added to site. Welcome to this simple Global Remote control by cell
phone or Land line the unit is one way but if you used two cell phones and two
electronic light kits then you can have an on / off global switch system.
23/7/10
Cumbrian hunt follower fined over attack on fox. In a rare successful hunt
prosecution in Cumbria, Alistair James Robinson, 48, of Bampton Grange, near
Penrith, was found guilty after a trial of hunting a wild mammal in
contravention of the 2004 Hunting Act.
23/7/10
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) has released a film about their
work with animals in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January in which
250,000 people died.
22/7/10
Huntsman Derek Hopkins, together with Kevin Allen, a terrierman, are being
prosecuted for alleged offences under the Hunting Act 2004 and the Protection of
Badgers Act 1992
22/7/10
A woman whose pet dog was caught in a snare has appealed for the devices to be
banned in Scotland.
22/7/10
Rhino poaching has increased drastically in South Africa over the past three
years. On average, one rhino is poached per week in that country, since the
increase of the illegal activity. This year alone, about 126 rhinos were
poached, not to mention figures of poaching cases that are unreported.
21/7/10
The following report is coming from Jan Hannah, Project Manager of the
International Fund for Animal Welfare's Northern Dogs Project, which centers its
work on dogs living in remote communities of northern Canada.
21/7/10
SCOTLAND'S environment minister is planning to meet her counterpart in Ireland
to address how to tackle poisoning of birds of prey in the two countries.
21/7/10
Research shows that the vast majority of armed conflicts occur in areas rich in
biodiversity, says Eva Fearn. In this week's Green Room, she explains how
conservationists often find themselves on more than the front line in the battle
to save species.
21/7/10
A SEAL was put down after being found with multiple gunshot wounds in the River
Ouse near York.
20/7/10
Please note when the page opens go down the page a little to see the Full Story.
A team of eight staff members, partners and friends from our Coventry Animal
Centre and shop took part in the Coventry Fun Run on Sunday, 27 June to help
raise funds for Stanley, one of the centre’s dogs, who needs a major
operation.
20/7/10
A 58-year-old Berkshire man has been sentenced to six months in prison and
banned from keeping birds for ten years after he admitted keeping and attempting
to trap wild caught birds, following an RSPCA investigation.
20/7/10
A man who tried to smuggle 18 monkeys into Mexico by hiding them under his
jumper has been arrested by border police.
19/7/10
Fernie huntsman Derek Hopkins and Kevin Allen, a terrierman, are being
prosecuted for alleged offences under the Hunting Act 2004 and the Protection of
Badgers Act 1992.
19/7/10
The Kenya Wildlife Service has introduced a digital animal tracking system, in a
bid to reduce human-wildlife conflict.
17/7/10
Goldfinches under threat from gangs of poachers. At 12cm long and weighing 14
grams, the goldfinch is a prime target for sparrowhawks and other predators in
the avian world. But their sweet song and
bright plumage has also made the tiny songbird prey to bird baiters who are
entering urban woodlands with pots of glue to catch the birds, which they can
then sell for up to £100 a time.
17/7/10
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has called on Clonmel Chamber of Commerce
to stop promoting the blood sport of hare coursing.
16/7/10
A convicted dog fighter from South Wales has been jailed for six months
following a major investigation by covert RSPCA inspectors.
16/7/10
Poachers using heavy arms, helicopters for hunts * South Africa becomes main
battleground for poaching * Rhino horn fetching prices well above gold By Jon
Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG.
16/7/10
EIGHT rare red kite chicks have died after they were accidentally given poisoned
food by adult birds
15/7/10
Undated photo released Friday July 9, 2010 by the British Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of a Rottweiler cross dog which got its head
stuck in an air vent while trying to escape after it had been abandoned in an
apartment in Luton, north of London .
15/7/10
Officials from 13 countries are meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to agree on ways to
try to double the number of tigers in the world.
15/7/`10
The Scottish SPCA has released a badger back into the wild after it was found
wounded in a snare in the Scottish Borders
15/7/10
Africa's game parks have lost well over half of their big mammals such as the
lions and buffalos that draw millions of tourists each year to rampant hunting
and farming since 1970 a study has found.
14/7/10
Chinese authorities have intercepted one of the biggest ever hauls of illegally
smuggled pangolins, which were almost certainly destined for the dinner table.
13/7/10
A leading animal welfare charity that campaigned for years for better protection
for badgers has welcomed this morning’s High Court decision to halt the
planned cull of badgers in Wales.
12/7/10
The owner of a Carlisle pet shop appeared before a judge at the city’s Crown
Court yesterday accused of trading in endangered tortoises.
11/7/10
Have uploaded a video to You Tube to do with the simple Service Dog activation
unit and how to build the unit.
10/7/10
I have now uploaded my home made GSM bugging devise on to You tube this is the
one that calls me back on the number that is locked in the sim card this is what
makes the connection secure.
9/7/10
The Labour peer and former agriculture minister Lord Donoughue is introducing
the Wild Mammal Protection Bill in the coming months. The Bill will make it a
criminal offence to deliberately cause cruelty to a wild mammal and hunting will
not be exempt.
7/7/10
Foxes used in illegal pit bull terrier fight. Sick thugs are
catching foxes in nets then using them in vicious illegal fights with pit bull
terriers. The animals have become targets since twins
were attacked in their cot by a fox..
5/7/10
Hunt supporters have offered their opponents a major concession in an attempt to
win parliamentary support for an overturn of the ban on hunting.
Anthony's view the only way
to stop cruelty in hunting is to ban it out right.
3/7/10
Northumberland Police are appealing for information after rare birds were
confirmed as being poisoned in West Northumberland. In February officers were
called to a report of two dead Red Kites found on farmland in the Steel area of
Hexham. PC Michael Brown, Wildlife Crime Officer for West Northumberland,
examined the birds and couldn't find any trace of gunshot injuries.
2/7/10
The Oscar winning documentary The Cove is to be shown in Japanese cinemas for
the first time. The film is about dolphin hunting in Japan. Earlier plans to
screen it there were scrapped after cinemas were targeted by demonstrators. The
screening will take place in Theatre Image Forum a tiny arts cinema in the
backstreets of Tokyo's Shibuya district
2/7/10
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Reward Program. Your observations could
provide valuable clues to criminal investigators.
2/7/10
Three rare peregrine falcon chicks have been found shot dead in the Forest of
Bowland. Campaigners have hit out at the attacks on the birds of prey and said
there have also been incidents of eggs being stolen and nests destroyed.
2/7/10
A RIVER Tweed Commission bailiff is appealing for people to be vigilant after
two otters were killed by poachers.
2/7/10
Apam We always do our best to find good homes for the animals in our shelter in
order to be able to save more from the streets.
2/7/10
Mexican gray wolf pups make first public appearance. The four light gray males
and one female were displayed before the media for the first time since they
were born at the Endangered World Center in St Louis on May 2.
2/7/10
The pro-hunting lobby heading up the opposition to the Green Party's animal
welfare laws has spent €100,000 on its campaign.
2/7/10
Join the International Celebration of Animals, WORLD ANIMAL DAY, Oct. 4th, 2010!
1/7/10
A roe deer whose mother was killed in a car accident before she was even born is
making good progress at an RSPCA wildlife centre
1/7/10
Two members of a Lake District hunt have been cautioned by police after a video
was posted on the internet showing an attack on anti-hunt protestors.
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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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