| 03/12/08 | Ikea urged to stop selling reindeer meat (Times of the Internet) |  |
Publicado el 03/12/08 18:25:23
LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A British animal rights group is calling on the Swedish retailer Ikea to stop selling reindeer meat at its stores in the United Kingdom. Viva!, a group form Bristol, England, says modern methods of hunting reindeer cause the animals mental and physical stress, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. After being chased by land and air, the reindeer are marched... Source : Times of the Internet (subscribe) Explore : Bristol |
| 03/12/08 | Gamekeeper told he faces prison (BBC News) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 18:16:40
A head gamekeeper who admitted setting illegal traps and allowing a junior gamekeeper to illegally kill animals faces jail. Source : BBC News (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Italy in puppy trafficking halt (Ansa) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 18:12:51
... usually falsifying documentation about their origins in order to get a higher price on the market.Animal charities say one in four puppies die during the trip from Eastern Europe, when the animals travel in cramped conditions in the back of lorries.According to Italian animal rights organisation LAV, the mortality rate reaches 50% a few months after the puppies... Source : Ansa (subscribe) Explore : Italy |
| 03/12/08 | Police eye 'person of interest' in dog beating (ajc.com) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 18:12:42
DeKalb County animal cruelty investigators Wednesday focused on a "person of interest" in the sledgehammer beating of a dog in a county park. Source : ajc.com (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | copyranter on ANIMAL NY: Morgan Stanley. (copyranter) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 18:10:00
Investment banks can't advertise to save their lives (or invest to save their lives!). The venerable Morgan Stanley's latest adverts appear to have been created by a young, stupid child. ( link ) Source : copyranter (subscribe) Explore : Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley |
| 03/12/08 | Handling Pet Emergencies (PetLvr.com - [The Blog]) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 18:00:18
... is key. I also recommend familiarizing yourself with the driving route to the nearest 24-hour animal hospital. When a pet emergency is unfolding, your mind is often clouded with fear and worry ? the last thing you want is to get lost on the way to the animal hospital and have your pet die because you didn?t get help in time. Also make sure that the 24-hour animal hospital... Source : PetLvr.com - [The Blog] (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Police dogs hit by credit crunch (The Why of the World) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:55:07
I was saddened to hear last week that police dogs are the latest victims of budgetary cutbacks . Greater Manchester Police has reduced its dog section from 120 to 60 animals, while Nothumbria Police is considering letting go one-third of its 45-strong canine unit. Police dogs have many hidden skills and strengths, and it's a shame that their... Source : The Why of the World (subscribe) Explore : Financial Crisis |
| 03/12/08 | University beauty contest sparks ugly row (The Telegraph) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:53:50
An ugly row has broken out over plans to hold a university beauty contest after women students branded it misogynistic and said contestants were treated like animals. Source : The Telegraph (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | World's oldest living animal discovered after he is pictured in 1900 photograph (The Telegraph) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:51:46
As a photograph it looks fairly unremarkable a tortoise nibbles at the grass in front of a Boer War prisoner and guard. Source : The Telegraph (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Gideon The Miracle Dog (Dogster For The Love of Dog Blog) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:29:47
... worthy of being told. When an anonymous caller reported a stray dog at Santa Ana?s Birch Park, animal control officers weren?t prepared for what they?d find. The white German shepherd was propped up against a trash bin. The skin along the left side of his body was gone, leaving a large, gaping wound that made muscles and bulging ribs visible. But at the sight of people, he wagged his... Source : Dogster For The Love of Dog Blog (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Jonathan the 176-year-old tortoise revealed as world's oldest animal in Boer War photo (Daily Mail) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:26:44
The world's oldest living animal has been discovered after a photograph of it emerged that was taken during the Boer War. Jonathan the tortoise is believed to be 176-years-old. Source : Daily Mail (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Retrieva Tracking System: Must-have Gadget for Dog Owners (Gaj-It.com) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:21:09
Now I?m a huge animal lover, so was really pleased when I came across this. Announced today in London, Retrieva and Orange have teamed up to launch a new phone-based tracking product for tracking down your lost dog. According to the Missing Pets Bureau, nearly 2,500 dogs were lost or stolen every week last year. The [...] Source : Gaj-It.com (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Ikea urged to stop selling reindeer meat (Moldova.org) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:12:00
A British animal rights group is calling on the Swedish retailer Ikea to stop selling reindeer meat at its stores in the United Kingdom.Viva!, a group form Bristol, England, says modern methods of hunting reindeer cause the animals mental and physical stress, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.After being chased by land and air, the reindeer are marched to a slaughterhouse where... Source : Moldova.org (subscribe) Explore : Bristol, Moldova |
| 03/12/08 | How Long Have People Been Drinking Animal Milk? (Expired Foods) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:10:00
Yeah, we wonder weird food things (all the time). Here's yet another. I always wanted to know how far back in history someone decided to try milk from an animal. Source : Expired Foods (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Ikea slammed by animals rights charity for selling reindeer salami to Christmas shoppers (Daily Mail online | Home) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:01:51
Furniture giant Ikea has been criticised by an animal welfare charity for selling reindeer meat. Source : Daily Mail online | Home (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Well it is called a "mounting stool" (Not a sheep) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 17:00:00
Sorry but one line in this report really struck me as rather funny ( my emphasis ): "A man has been jailed for three years after being caught having sex with a horse. Leeroy Le Gallais, 46, broke into the animal's stable on two separate occasions to perform sex acts on the terrified animal. During his first attack he used a bucket to stand behind the horse, called Calico, but was... Source : Not a sheep (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Has climate change killed off Australia's white possum? (Daily Mail) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 16:54:41
Australia's white possum could be the first creature to die out purely due to climate change. The rare and timid animals have not been seen for three years despite intensive searches. Source : Daily Mail (subscribe) Explore : Australia, Meteorology |
| 03/12/08 | Do Animals Think? (Dissensus) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 16:44:34
I was reading today this review: http://mobile.iht.com/articles/booktues.1.18281928.xhtml About Alex the talking parrot, and began thinking about the vexed question of language and animals. Is language unique to humans? Or not? Any thoughts? Source : Dissensus (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Mumbai Terrorists Were High on COCAINE and LSD (YID With LID) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 16:40:00
Congress has something new to waste time on. How about special hearing on the role of performance- enhancing drugs on Jihad. Silly you say? How long did they waste time on the GAME of Baseball? The UK Telegraph is reporting that the Animals involved with the Mumbai terror attacks, wanted to stay up for entire assault so they took cocaine, LSD and other stimulants to make sure their eyes... Source : YID With LID (subscribe) Explore : Mumbai, Political Blogs, Politics |
| 03/12/08 | Petr Tatchell: Close London Zoo (Indymedia ireland) | |
Publicado el 03/12/08 16:25:27
Let the animals roam free ! Veteran rights campaigner Peter Tatchell makes an impassioned plea in today?s London Independent for the rights of the thousands of animals languishing under the voyeuristic gaze of the gawping squawking horde that visits London Zoo each day. Cutting through all the prison/ Zoo?s PR spin , Peter points out that its primary concern lies in satisfying the... Source : Indymedia ireland (subscribe) Explore : Leisure, London, Zoo |
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