Anger as River Teifi pollution plant avoids prosecution – BBC News
‘Anglers are “appalled and dismayed” at the decision not to prosecute a company that polluted a river, killing about 18,000 fish.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: animals
Farmer fined after blaming sheep for 23ft hole he made in Offa’s Dyke – Daily Telegraph
‘A farmer who busted a 23ft hole in a world-famous Welsh monument and then tried to blame his sheep, has been ordered to pay more than £2,000.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Death of zoo keeper mauled by tiger ruled accidental – The Guardian
‘The death of a keeper mauled by a tiger at a zoo in Cambridgeshire was an accident, an inquest has ruled.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK farmer loses high court fight to stop alpaca being killed – The Guardian
‘An alpaca farmer has lost a high court battle to prevent one of her prized animals from being killed.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Boy died in car crash after mother ‘lost control when spider fell on her hand’ – The Independent
‘An 11-year-old boy died in a head-on crash after his mother veered on to the wrong side of the road when a spider fell on her hand, an inquest has heard.’
The Independent, 20th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police dog Finn’s law comes into force – BBC News
‘A new law named after a police dog which recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent has come into effect.’
BBC News, 8th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lucy’s Law: Puppy farm ban set to be confirmed – BBC News
‘A new law aimed at cracking down on so-called puppy farms in England is being presented to Parliament on Monday.’
BBC News, 13th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sunderland poacher made ‘barbaric’ fox attack films – BBC News
‘A poacher who made videos of his whippet killing wild foxes has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
BBC News, 25th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Animal testing: Which ones are used in UK experiments? – BBC News
‘Mice, fish, cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, monkeys – they’re all used in animal testing across the world.’
BBC News, 4th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police and council acted unlawfully when using 1847 law to seize sheep – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council and the police acted unlawfully when they used a Victorian law against a shepherd whose sheep had entered a village.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Animal transport: where are we now with EU law? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Livestock transport has been a controversial subject in the UK for many years. Efforts by public authorities to reduce or mitigate the movement or export of live animals have hitherto foundered on the rocks of free movement of goods (see my post on TFEU Article 35). Despite the ethical controversy, the current position is that long distance transport of nonhuman animals for slaughter is lawful (Barco de Vapor BV v Thanet District Council [2015] Bus LR 593.) ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th February 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Puppy therapy to help prisoners with mental health and addiction launched for the first time in the UK – Daily Telegraph
‘Puppy therapy to help prisoners with mental health and addiction is being offered in the first scheme of its kind in the UK.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
How outdated tree-felling laws are putting rare woodland wildlife at risk – The Independent
‘A loophole in the Forestry Act means the habitats of protected species can be cut down – no matter how rare, how vulnerable or how much effort has gone into the regional conservation of the animal.’
The Independent, 13th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
London Zoo fined after keeper fell from faulty stepladder retrieved from skip – Daily Telegraph
‘London Zoo has been fined £40,000 after a keeper cleaning out a hawk aviary fell off a faulty step ladder that was wrongly retrieved from a skip.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Croydon cat killer: Mystery solved by police after three years amid 400 mutilations – The Independent
‘Police have revealed the identity of the so-called Croydon cat killer. Experts ruled foxes or other wildlife were likely behind the mutilations of several hundred cats that died in the south London borough and beyond, the Metropolitan Police said. There is no evidence of human involvement in the grisly incidents, the force said following an investigation lasting nearly three years, adding that it had informed the RSPCA and campaign group South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (Snarl) of its findings.’
The Independent, 20th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Badger campaigners lose high court battle to limit cull – The Guardian
‘Badger culling will be extended across England on an open-ended basis, conservationists have warned, after the high court rejected a challenge to the legality of the government’s policy.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
MPs call for consultation on fur sales ban – Daily Telegraph
‘MPs have called for a consultation to ban the sale of real fur after finding that retailers and Trading Standards were “complacent” about it being labelled as fake.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
