Norwich Saving Animals From Exploitation ( S. A. F. E. )
Archive - May 2003
* Fur trade nightmare! Horrendous cruelty to farmed cats and dogs rife in Europe . . . Read the BBC reports of 17 Feb 2003 and 8 May 2003. (Use the 'back' button on your browser to navigate between pages). See also CAFT's website. More information available here.
* This is the evil face of Jeremy Clarkson . . . He admitted to deliberately running over a fox! Click here for more details, including how to complain to the BBC. Click here to read the BBC's response.
* More on the Uist hedgehogs . . .
Those wishing to save the hedgehogs are now involved in a race against time to rescue as many as they possibly can. Volunteers are needed until September to help the relocation. Contact Advocates for Animals on 0131 275 6039.
Despite criticism from the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is to continue with its plans to slaughter roughly 5,000 hedgehogs on the isles of Uist - though it claims that 'only' 300 will be taken this year. Cull proponents seek to justify it by arguing that the mammals are not native to the islands and are threatening the local gannet and wading birds populations by eating the birds' eggs. The SNH has refused to co-operate with a coalition of groups with an alternative plan to relocate the hedgehogs to the mainland, claiming that this would be more inhumane than gassing the entire population!
See also . . previous items in March and April.
* Halfords uses chimps in TV commercial . . . Click here to read a letter of protest from Cetacea Defence UK. Consider writing your own letter to the company to protest at their exploitation of higher primates to promote their wares.
* S.A.R.S. (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) may have originated in the horrific Chinese livestock markets . . . Click here to read more.