Sign the petition to stop the horrible killings of Black Bears!
The skin of Black Bears is used for ceremonial caps, who the queen’s guards wear. The MOD has spent more than £321,000 to kill Bears for these caps what can be easily replaced by high-tech synthetic materials sourced by leading faux-fur manufactures, but the MOD has said that it “lacks life” and “doesn’t bounce back”.
Find more information on the petition/campaign, visit unbearablecruelty.
The biggest bird survey in the world took place on the weekend of the 24th and 25th of January. The survey counted over 8.5 million birds in 279,000 gardens, over 552,000 people helped out over the UK, to record all the types of bird species.
The co-ordinator Sarah Kelly, said
We’re thrilled to have well over half a million people taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch. This is a great way for people to get closer to nature and enjoy the benefits of feeding their garden birds.
To find out more information about birds, visit the RSPB website.
The Blue Cross are going to going to celebrate the opening of their 10th shop. It is going to take place at the official opening at the new shop on the 28th of March at 3pm. Locals are also invited.
The shop is in the Market Town of “Stow-on-the-Wold” and it will sell all kinds of things; from clothes to books and house hold items.
Any local animal lovers who would like to volunteer at the shop, can contact Sue Wathen (shop manager) on 01451 831717 or go to the Blue Cross shop at, 2 church road, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1BE.
Dog Owners in North Devon might soon be under dog controll orders, where the council will be able to have the freedom to make any area a dog exclusion or dogs on leads area, with out going through the public.
Here’s what Torridge Council wants.
- Dog fouling – covering all public land.
- Dogs on leads by direction – covering all Torridge District Council’s parks, gardens and open spaces, beach and foreshore managed by the Council or its agents.
- Dogs on leads – on all public roads, pavements and footpaths, pedestrianised areas, allotments, any land comprising a fenced (and / or walled) park, sporting or recreational facility signed at its entrance(s) by the Council as a ‘dogs on leads area’.
- Dog exclusion – from all enclosed children’s play areas, bowling greens, croquet lawns, tennis courts, skate parks, cycle enclosures, putting greens and any sporting or recreational facility, beach or foreshore area signed by the Council at its entrance as a ‘dog exclusion area.
Kennel Club is alerting dog owners in North Devon about this proposal by the council. They recommend dog owners to visit the councils website to view more details.
A Kennel Club spokesperson said
”Such a sweeping exclusion order is a real threat to dog walkers. With these powers the council could decide to ban dogs from any areas in which they place a sign – now or in the future – without having to re-consult with the public. Whilst this council may try to assure people that only children’s play areas will be involved, by not specifying particular areas any council which is elected in the future could bring in new ‘dogs on lead’ or ‘exclusion areas’ elsewhere without consulting the public – which is greatly concerning.
Basic animal welfare includes properly exercising your dog. Reducing the areas in which people may walk their dogs could result in them not be properly exercised and is therefore not a realistic solution. We would strongly urge all dog owners in the local area to respond to the public consultation and make their views known about this issue”.
I was reading on the WSPA website and I found out Leona Lewis (British singer) loves the work; what the WSPA does.
Here what she says: “I am a great supporter of the World Society for the Protection of Animals. I want to live in a world where animal welfare matters and cruelty ends - and that’s the charity’s goal too.”
This is very good for the WSPA, as more of the support the better it is.