Posts Tagged ‘animal welfare’
The Nazis supported animal rights. But that doesn't make today's animal rights supporters Nazis
A new book includes bizarre findings about German theories of animal intelligence from the 1920s that dogs were almost as intelligent as humans. The Nazi regime went on to develop these concepts, sett... Read More
Guess why the Coalition is afraid to ban circus animals? The Human Rights Act
The Coalition government seems to be digging an entirely unnecessary hole for itself over an issue that should be a no-brainer: the banning of wild animals in circuses. Last week, the Coalition Govern... Read More
Why do people hate the RSPCA?
This is “RSPCA Week”, which is why I’m going to write about the animal charity today. And the first thing I’m going to say is this: some people are going to post nasty, anti-RSPCA co... Read More
Nobody's saying that pets feel insulted by being called 'pets'
The headline summons up images of professorial barminess: “Calling animals ‘pets’ is insulting, academics claim”. The article from the Telegraph’s “How About That” se... Read More
A remarkable stand against slaughtering dogs for meat in China
A remarkable story in the news today reflects two trends in China: an increasing awareness of the importance of animal welfare, and the use of social networking to mobilise activists. Here’s what h... Read More
The EU vote on 'no-stun slaughter' meat
Should consumers know whether or not the animals that they’re eating were stunned before slaughter? I’m in no doubt about this: of course they should. Animal welfare is important, and consumers sh... Read More
It's a nonsense to compare the Grand National to a bull fight
Aintree was like a battlefield on Saturday. Two horses were killed in the Grand National and a young jockey is in a coma after suffering serious injuries in a race earlier in the day. Still images of ... Read More
Human-cow hybrids: have the scientists gone too far?
“It’s a delayed April Fool”. Like many others, that was my first thought when I heard about the dairy cows in China that have had human DNA added to their genome so that they can produce... Read More
94.5 per cent of us oppose wild animals being used in circuses. Time for the Government to act
The shocking footage of a circus elephant being beaten by the people who were supposed to be caring for her has brought the issue of the use of wild animals in circuses into the news again. The coalit... Read More
Was it really necessary to shoot dead 30 escaped cows?
There are some news stories that leave you wanting to know more before passing judgement. The saga of the cows being shot in Wrexham, North Wales, falls into this category. The reported facts are that... Read More