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YouTube: ‘Otters Holding Hands’

Was sent this clip of a couple of sea otters at Vancouver Aquarium “Holding hands”, a natural behaviour that they can use with other otters to form an otter raft.

Although wild sea otters raft in areas without kelp, they will often tangle themselves in kelp to stay near kelp beds and will sometimes hold paws [...]

New TV Advert for DFS Crufts 2010 – Watch it here

Prisoners for Profit: Puppy Breeding Factories

Here’s a link to a very interesting website about puppy farming in Australia. There are loads of photos, content, YouTube videos, and discussion.
“This is the truth about that ‘puppy in the window’ that ACA don’t want you to see.”
Check it out by clicking here

Charity seeks volunteers for DFS Crufts

The Bella Moss Foundation is calling for volunteers to help run its stand and launch a new hand hygiene campaign during DFS Crufts (March 11-14) at Birmingham NEC.
The charity claims it is crucial that visitors to the stand are able to ask questions about the health of their animals as well as purchasing the new [...]

The Observer: Where can I buy an ethical puppy?

[ February 14, 2010; ] (By Lucy Siegle) Pedigree dogs are often born with chronic levels of inbreeding. Unitl someone takes a lead, rehome one.

BVA & BSAVA Welcome Scotland’s Move to Control Dangerous Dogs

(BVA Release) The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s vote at the first stage of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill which will place a legislative focus on the deed, rather than the breed of dogs and hold dog owners to account.
The Bill received cross-party [...]

NEW TV SERIES ABOUT PETS… CAN YOU HELP??

(From Tiger Aspect)
Pet with a problem? Need help and advice? Would you and your pet like to be part of an exciting new pet series on Sky One?
Does your pet have an embarrassing behavioural problem or persistent illness?
Do you worry people think that you are a bad owner due to an unsightly medical condition or [...]

Cambridgeshire Police Dog’s New Dog’s Blog

A German Shepherd puppy named Lukas has just started up his own blog!!
You can access it here.

Depressing Valentine’s Day on the Cards? Well it’s no Laughing Matter for the Male Hyena either!!

[ February 14, 2010; ] There is surely no single day in our calendar that is capable of conjuring up such opposite ends of our delicate human emotional spectrum than this forthcoming Sunday.
However the reality can be extremely harsh and at some point in our lives we’ve all been there.
Traipsing through darkened empty streets dragging our desperate single heels past [...]

Puppy Farming Ireland: Farmers Promote their Trade on National TV

Very interesting clip from national TV in Ireland in which puppy farmers openly discuss how they farm dogs: