Quash the Squash!

I’m writing on behalf of the RSPCA, raising awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. Right now, the government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number...

RSPCA "stealing food from the mouths" of Scottish animals

The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) have began an advertising campaign to highlight a problem they feel they have with another animal Charity. The Scottish SPCA adverts...

Betrayed: Daughter who devoted her life to parents sees £2.3m inheritance le...

" For 30 years, Christine Gill devoted her life to caring for her parents and helping them run the family farm. She became a university lecturer so she could help out during the busy summer months, spent nearly...

SPCA and Hindus Butting Heads Over a Cow

"Two organizations that revere the lives of animals are about to butt heads in the United Kingdom, as a Hindu temple files suit against the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) for killing the temple's sacred cow. The lawsuit claims that the RSPCA...

Battery Egg Ban Welcomed

"Animal welfare groups have welcomed news that battery-farmed eggs will be banned by 2012 - but say it does not go far enough. The Government this week said it would press ahead with a European Union ban. Battery...

Hindus protest at cow’s slaughter

"HORSHAM About two hundred Hindus protested peacefully outside the RSPCA’s headquarters over the slaughter of a sick sacred cow at their temple while they were at worship. The RSPCA was accused of secretly...

Sacred Cow Killed During Worship

The RSPCA euthanized a sacred cow in the midst of a worship ceremony, according to BBC News. The worshippers are none too pleased, organizing a massive protest to take place on December 26th."Gangotri, a Belgian...

The iPod Speaker that Also Kills Your Fish

Aside from being needlessly cruel (tank size aside, what about the vibrations from the speaker carrying into the water?), it would be kind of a drag to carry around."The iPond - up to 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains - is proving a hit...

Deadly Black Widow spider hitches ride to UK in Cadillac imported from US

Working for a firm importing classic American cars, Adam Morrison-Thomas is well-versed in handling exotic arrivals. But not necessarily eight-legged ones that can kill with a single bite. The encounter between the mechanic and the black widow spider began when he opened...

Fire service could axe rescues of pets, overweight people and more!

As the grip tightens on the purse of public services in the UK, it seems the Lancashire Fire Service is leading the way, with a review of which services they should be providing and which they shouldn't.Under...

UK Floods - Remember the Animals

100 RSPCA inspectors in England and Wales - up to one-third of the total workforce - have been deployed to the country's worst-hit flood areas to help rescue, so far approximately 1,500 animals.Thankfully, most people who have been forced out of their homes have been able to...

Performance artist 'eats corgi'

You can see the video here; it's not as gross as you might think."Performance artist Mark McGowan has eaten what he claims was a cooked corgi in a protest over the Royal Family's treatment of animals. McGowan...

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