Animal Welfare
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Heard of another upper middle class suburban family giving up dog cos "handling a dog and 2 kids is too much". Poor unlucky dogs. They define so much of themselves by their humans...
The Grand National annually provokes debate about horse racing and its equine participants. This year is no different with a minority branding the sport cruel; planning to protest...
Ready for another unbelievable Swiss football story? Let me tell you about the time FC Zurich saved a bull from slaughter, bought it, named it "Maradona" and proclaimed it as the...
When your dog comes to the dog kennel because you’re tired of him, because he bothers you, prevents you from going on holiday or other excuses.. He sits and waits. He's waiting for...
1. We asked many questions about animals and environmental samples, etc, back in May 2020! However, we never got a response from George Gao or WCDC until the market map was leaked...
Chicken is NOT the "health" food many think it is. Here's why: https://t.co/Rk0zcuPjsQ
Mr. Meow was found cold & abandoned in Nov. My friend @imid took him in & my shelter is helping towards his care, but she needs lots more donations to get him the vet treatment he...
So, we all know that modern pigs are bred to gain mass so fast that they experience something called "porcine stress syndrome" where their tissues literally melt from anxiety. Chi...
A rescue dog named Bailey is back home safe after figuring out how to ring the doorbell of the Texas shelter where she went up for adoption. https://t.co/UMx8BYYwQl
Let me remind BBC cartoonist @Kirtishbhat who is making fun of Animal Welfare initiative “Cow Hug Day”, that in 2020 BBC Healthy Living published a video on subject how the Cow hug...
1. A dog named Bobi has been named the world's oldest dog by the Guinness World Records. As of Feb 3, the canine from Portugal is 30 years 268 days old. His owner Leonel Costa...
Arriving today: beautiful Mocha, who has some health issues & also did a bit of murder on the family hamster 🤦🏻♀️ I'm pretty full up but Beth left on Monday so I can just about s...
Beebee's lion cut has her looking like some sort of photoshopped spider cat https://t.co/mBpvDgiViJ
1. The Kuala Langat Municipal Council will review conditions at a dog pound it supervises, following videos of emaciated dogs and unsanitary conditions. "The dog pound is cleaned...
1. The Consumers Association of Penang has advised the public against buying rabbits as pets, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. It says rabbits are among the...
On using horses for garbage collection. The mayor: "It is more cost effective." The worker: "I love my job now." The citizen: "So much nicer than trucks." The Twitter user: "This...
1. BATANG KALI: Tracker dog Blake, from the K9 unit, passed out from exhaustion. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, the English springer spaniel keeled over after a few...
It's my birthday today! 🎈 Instead of presents or drinks, I would really appreciate it if anyone with a few extra coins could toss them to Mr Meow, a skinny, neglected cat my frie...
Another happy cat story for you (starts badly, ends well!). This is Sid. Sid is an elderly cat who was found on the streets, hungry and filthy, covered in fleas, and suffering wit...
STORY THREAD!!! The famous Italian diver Enzo Maiorca dove into the sea of Syracuse and was talking to his daughter Rossana who was aboard the boat. Ready to go in, he felt someth...
Bit of an intense day at the shelter yesterday. I took the 10 feral kittens to the vet (£400, erk) and got mixed outcomes. They're negative for FIV/FELV which is amazing and mean...
WHO NEEDS A HEARTWARMING STORY? (Stick with it!) The lovely @sophiegrace200 messaged me because a pregnant stray cat came to her house and gave birth. Sadly the kitten was stillb...
One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. The animal cried loudly for hours, while the farmer tried to find something to do to get him out. 👇🧵 https://t.co/hV3tf5iTmi
Stripes McKenzie! I am absolutely in love with his silly floofy face. He's amazing. Also enormous. https://t.co/Q8cONTEcYf https://t.co/aUHAipGSla