Our pets are extremely important to us. A lot of the time, they can become part of the family. But sadly, our pets can become an object of desire to pet thieves.
These people steal pets in order to make money from breeding, illegal fighting and reward money. There are certain breeds which are more at risk than others but you can take steps to reduce the threat.
Firstly, ensure that your pet had an ID tag. Even better, you could fit them with a microchip which will help to identify the pet should the ID tag be lost. Don’t let your pet outside alone and ensure that your property is secure. You can also vary your walk routes and perhaps consider neutering your pet to ensure that they are not stolen for breeding purposes.
A new hospital has opened in Glasgow with MRI and CT scanners as well as a hydrotherapy pool. But this is not a state of the art unit for human patients; this is all for pets.
The hospital has caused great controversy as £15 million has been spent on it. But in a world where dog fighting and animal cruelty seems to be on the increase, many argue that it is about time that money was invested in our pets and their welfare.
The funding has come from a fundraising campaign, and funding from the university as vets will be trained there. There will also be fees paid for appointments at the hospital.
Anything that helps our pets has got to be a good thing. They deserve a healthy, happy life as much as us humans.
The RSPCA has said that there needs to be a change in the law to try to tackle the rise in dog fighting.
Currently, there are four breeds banned, but the RSPCA says that more needs to be done in order to tackle the problem.
Calls to the RSPCA relating to dog fighting have risen 12-fold since 2004 and some dogs have suffered some horrific injuries.
The fights normally occur when gangs of youths gather in parks with two dogs and encourage them to fight.
Whatever the reason behind these dog fights, something certainly needs to be done to stop them. Dogs are pets that deserve to be loved, looked after and treated well. They are certainly not bred to fight for other peoples’ entertainment.
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This post was written by Laura on October 11, 2009
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There has been huge debate surrounding a lamb which was kept as a pet at a school in Kent.
Marcus the lamb has been living at the school’s farm since he was small, but the school council has now voted 13-1 to kill the lamb to raise money to buy more animals.
It is said that pupils should learn where meat comes from, but some parents are angry and say their children will become upset if the lamb is killed.
Even TV star Paul O’Grady has got involved, offering to give the lamb a home.
Grey wolves, known far better than any other animal for their precious fur and pack-life are being hunted again. States Idaho and Montana have started returning to their usual life inviting hunters, as the numbers of wolves in these states exceeded planned amount in mid 90’s. There is around 1800 of these beasts within these two states, which was more than enough for the judge to lay off the hunting ban for wolves. Now hunters will come back for what they think it’s theirs.
Nevertheless conservationists are pushing to re-enable the ban again as the population of these gray wolves is not yet in good shape, and therefore it would take time again to repopulate the areas around the hunting zones.
Despite global condemnation, the hunting season for bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales returns causing the sea to turn red as the numbers fall. This gruesome spectacle of tyranny and bloodshed has reached the sky, as many as a 100 dolphins and around 50 whales have been killed during the first hunt of the season which started on 1st of September. Incredibly brutal and vicious attacks on not expecting anything mammals have sparkled a worldwide debate about these incidents. It’s been confirmed that many more will die as the hunters are not willing to stop profiting from innocent death.
What is surprising the town’s officials of Taiji in Japan are considering the slaughter a s a legitimate pest control which will bring more good than bad. What they don’t know is that the dolphins are far more than just mammals.
It has come to our attention that there has been a drop in numbers of grizzly bears in both Canada and United States of America. A various photographers from around the world that were ‘hunting’ for snapshots of these really big buddies, came disappointed after finding out that the amount of bears that was coming to the riverside to feed on salmon has drastically dropped. Ecologist around the country started voting for not opening the hunting season as the bears are in small numbers, presumably due to the starvation as the salmon is being intercepted by fishers before they get to the the river.
From 10 million of salmons that were expected to come back only 1 million turned up proving that the grizzlies are more likely to go without their favorite dish – a pink fish.
A bear on a rampage injured nine people at the service station in Nyukawa, central Japan, around 140 miles west of Tokyo. The bear first attacked people at the bus parking area and than was trapped in the lodge of the souvenir shop where was shot dead by a qualified hunter after an hour long terrifying experience. No one suffered any major damage (apart form the bear).
This highway service station is a very nice place with amazing scenic views, although locals say that the bears are usually keeping their distance from the urban areas like this particular service station and that the bear attacks are very rare.
Many of us hate these little fellas. We think that they are disgusting, little creatures with no meaning in life, so we kill plenty of them if we find them in the house. But consider this: a spider might become very useful at times, especially during the summer/fall time when flies and mosquitoes are on the run and often inside the premises which annoys us a lot more than a tiny eight-legged freak. How useful?
Spiders are natural predators and hunt small insects for food. An average spider can catch and dispose around 20 flies in your house and it’s very effective at it so if you keep it alive this little hero can do the job for you. So when you see the spider, don’t run for a book or a shoe just to kill it. It didn’t do anything wrong while trying to survive. Leave it alone or take it outside, but remember that spiders are more useful than you think!
A vehicle carrying beehives hit a truck today near Mediterranean resort of Marmaris, releasing the furious insects and starting a nightmare for all the people involved in the crash. Around 20 people were stung and taken to the hospital, including rescue squad which was suppose to get the injured out of the scene. The bees were infesting the whole area and the local beekeepers where called into the action using blankets, fire and water hoses to drive the bees away from the scene. It took the about an hour to evacuate all injured and stung from the scene.
A similar accident happened in 2006 when the van carrying beehives overturned on the road releasing the dangerous stingers that nearly killed two drivers.
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