I have just read the timesonline article ‘BBC scraps coverage of Crufts over breeding standards fears’ But don’t dash off there just yet - I want to add my two pennorth!
I think there are two aspects to the dog breeding question - there is the question of genetic defects that are in the breed, but not [...]
Heard quite an interesting discussion on the radio yesterday. A professor from Perth University has been investigating the lives and deaths of four thousand captive elephants from European Zoos over the last 40 or so years.
Now the BBC (God Bless ‘Em) started the discussion with the horror headlines that the life of a captive elephant [...]
According to yesterday’s Metro, a goldfish which lives in a barrel two miles away made a miraculous recovery after it’s owner left it for a cat to eat after discovering it ‘dead’ underneath two inches of ice. Five hours after leaving it on his porch, the man was amazed to notice it flapping it’s tail. [...]
There is to be a concerted effort to reduce the numbers of Grey Squirrels in the central belt of Scotland in an effort to preserve the Red Squirrel, which suffers during contact with greys. There are a number of conflicting views on the reasons for the impact of greys, but it may well be a [...]
Also in the news these last few weeks are some vigourous discussions around the subject of reintroducing species that have been hunted to extinction. These species include the European Lynx, which is capable of hunting adult Roe as well as young Red Deer; The Beaver, which is slightly less contentious; The Sea Eagle into parts [...]