The Everything Animal Thread

[shyvas]

Update:

Kurt Zouma: West Ham footballer sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking cat

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma was also banned from keeping cats for five years; Zouma, 27, admitted two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal by kicking it in the abdomen and slapping it on the head at Thames Magistrates Court last week

www.skysports.com

Update: The response that I received from the legal dept. at B Bardot Foundation concerning a possible conviction in France:

Dear Ms,

We acknowledge receipt of your e-mail below and thank you for it.

By application of the principle of criminal law "non bis in idem" according to which no one can be prosecuted or punished for the same facts, the case cannot be judged in France since Mr Zouma has already been convicted in England, where the crime took place.

We hope that his conviction and the negative media fallout from this case will prevent any recurrence and deter other individuals from committing such acts.

Thank you for your involvement in the animal cause,

Yours sincerely,

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

 

[shyvas]

Johnny Depp was in Newhaven (Sussex) the week end before we arrived in Brighton. He has recently
been to Folly wildlife rescue in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. I also went to visit the town when I was in the UK, however,
never bumped into him.

'He even did a Jack Sparrow accent'

The director of a wildlife rescue centre has told how Johnny Depp came to visit – after a photo of the megastar went viral on social media.

www.kentonline.co.uk

 

[shyvas]

Destringing Pigeons: Freeing Feet and Opening Minds -

Guest Post by Suzy Cincone Anyone who has lived in an urban environment has seen stringfoot pigeons; many wonder how the feet of these birds come to be bound and twisted, but few people seem to realize that something can … Continue reading →

www.pigeonrescue.org

 

[Lou]

TIL, Bees are fish.

This was decided in a California Court room.
The gist of it is that environmentalists want to put protect some bees under the California Endangered Species Act.

Land invertebrates are not explicitly protected under the California Endangered Species Act, which protects endangered "native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant."

The state's Fish and Game Code defines "fish" as "a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals."

That means snails and frogs are "fish". So.... why not bees?

For more info.

California court says some bees are fish

A California appeals court has ruled that four species of bees are now legally considered fish.

thehill.com

 

[Lou]

Have you had your daily dose of cute?

https://imgur.com/tKLcUza

Click on the pic to go to the video.

You're welcome.

 

[shyvas]

Disabled Dog Abandoned By Owners Twice in One Day

Footage caught a woman dumping a disabled dog in the street only to abandon him once again after he was returned to the family.

www.onegreenplanet.org

 

[shyvas]

22 Moon Bears Tortured at South Korean Breeding Farm Are Now Enjoying Life at a Sanctuary!

22 Asiatic black bears had spent their entire lives locked in small metal cages at a South Korean breeding farm. Read about their rescue!

www.onegreenplanet.org

 

[silva]

Rescue rats with backpacks trained to sniff out earthquake survivors

A British research scientist is training 170 rodents which she describes as nimble, agile and perfect for use in disaster zones

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[shyvas]

Nesting season. A pic taken on someone's roof in the north of England.

 

[shyvas]

Precious-proud mum or dad looking at their little one.

 

[shyvas]

Multiple gulls have been dropping off roof tops onto the pavements at Brighton Marina and some surrounding areas since yesterday.
We are all busy currently calling various authorities, including Defra, Rspb, Sussex police and the marina. They have to rule out
Avian flu but there is a huge suspicion that they are being poisoned.

 

[KLS52]

Ugh…so disturbing.

 

[shyvas]

Ugh…so disturbing.

Utterly. The admin at the Sussex wildlife rescue group is gutted. He has a baby gull at his home that seems to have neurological issues.
People think that it's been poisoned.

 

[shyvas]

The baby gull (above) died this evening. She must have suffered due to the poison.

 

[shyvas]

Little Miracle who was bought in by a person who found her at the tram station in the north east of the UK. Another orphan
further to the cull of mum and dad.
She was on the brink of death and spent the night in an incubator and liquids were fed to her. This morning she has opened
her eyes but is not out of the woods yet.

 

[shyvas]

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Little Miracle who was bought in by a person who found her at the tram station in the north east of the UK. Another orphan
further to the cull of mum and dad.
She was on the brink of death and spent the night in an incubator and liquids were fed to her. This morning she has opened
her eyes but is not out of the woods yet.

How news travels fast. 36 hours ago Little Miracle was on the brink of death and now she'll soon be a future star.

I posted her story/video/pix on a Vegan FB page and the admin (and team) has a project for a vegan book. The person was
so touched by her story and photo that she wants her to be the mascot for the future book. How nice is that!

 

[shyvas]

World Pet Memorial Day

 

[Tom L.]

Thanks, @shyvas ! I have a number of them I've been thinking about regularly.

 

[shyvas]

New Film “Crazy Cat Lady” Uncovers Desperate Stray Cat Problem in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is home to an estimated three million stray cats. "Crazy Cat Lady" shows how members of the community are stepping up to help the cat community.

www.onegreenplanet.org

 

[KLS52]

Some people are just amazing. I hope to be able to do this someday.