At 8.30pm (local time) on Saturday 27 March, the greatest show on Earth for action on climate change will take place in homes, office buildings, town halls and public places around the globe as lights go out for Earth Hour 2010.
With 807 cities, towns and municipalities and 82 countries across every continent already signed up, …
Earth Hour 2010, Get Ready
Dog handler convicted over deaths
A police dog handler, whose two German Shepherds died when they were left in a sweltering car, has been found guilty of animal cruelty.
Pc Mark Johnson, 39, was convicted at Nottingham Magistrates´Court of having unnecessarily confined his dogs “in an environment that was detrimental to their well-being”.
Johnson, who denied the charge, said he was suffering …
The effects of fishing nets on sea life
Toothed whales are currently suffering from a major threat which is unsustainable loss from by-catch in fishery operations. For 86% of all toothed whale species, entanglement and death in gillnets, traps, weirs, purse seines, longlines and trawls poses a major risk. Lack of food and forced dietary shifts due to overfishing pose additional threats to …
Draft law to jail dog eaters whets debate
A proposal to jail people who eat dog meat for up 15 days has caused controversy in China, where dog hot pot is traditionally popular.
The first draft of a law against animal abuse, aiming to protect animals from being hurt or killed in a cruel manner, has been completed by a group of experts and …
London 2012 – Killing the planet
Earlier today I joked on Twitter at the news that BMW were the chosen vehicle provider for the 2012 Olympics in London…
So expect the athletes to be cutting each other up, not indicating and running up close behind other athletes with music playing too loud!
Tonight, as the details of the deal emerge, I am appalled …