Posted by Sally on November 6th, 2009 in Animal Welfare

Should you be lucky enough to have a hedgehog visit your garden or wish to attract one and see it safely through the winter months there are lots of excellent books in libraries and experts at wildlife centres for advice.
Failing being able to visit one of these then you can read the excellent information for [...]
Posted by Sally on November 3rd, 2009 in Animal Welfare, Pets, Wildlife

Pets and fireworks simply do not mix. Bonfire night is a fun time for us roasting marshmallows and going “ooooh” as fireworks paint the sky can actually be a pet’s idea of hell.
Every year many pets are lost or injure themselves through the fear of fireworks. Whether you have a dog, cat, horse or small [...]
Posted by Sally on June 13th, 2009 in Animal Welfare

Amersham horse trader, James Gray,has finally been sentenced (yipee) after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to 40 equines, following a 12 week trial.
While it is not the sentence many equine lovers would like it was the maximum the Judge could hand down.
James Gray was sentenced to 6 months in prison, a lifetime ban [...]
Posted by Sally on June 11th, 2009 in Animal Welfare, British Food, Green Living

Why would I include animal welfare groups in this series of articles about UK food labelling?
In other articles we’ve looked at this issue from the side of food producers and food processors, both are obvious players in the UK food labelling saga.
However animal welfare groups, like Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) and the RSPCA, are [...]
Posted by Sally on May 11th, 2009 in Animal Welfare

Finally a verdict in the Amersham horses case … GUILTY … hurrah.
James Gray and his son James Gray Junior (the youth that could not be named for legal reasons) were found guilty of all 11 counts of animal cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
His wife Julie and daughters Jodie and Cordelia, after he took [...]