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RSPCA is set to hand over its role in bringing animal cruelty cases to court to the CPS so it can focus on ‘frontline work’ after criticism over its private prosecutions The RSPCA said today that it has paved the way for the CPS to take over cases But this would only continue as long … Read more
Paul McKenna has claimed witnessing ‘immense cruelty’ while attending a Catholic school gave him a ‘taste for compassion’ and helped him develop his mind manipulation skills. The hypnotist, 57, from Hackney, east London, told how while he had a happy childhood thanks to his ‘supportive, kind and optimistic’ parents, he was miserable during his time … Read more
GoDaddy is accused of cruelty after it teased 500 employees into replying to email promising Christmas $650 bonus – only to then reveal it was phishing test they FAILED A December 14 email was sent to employees of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company after staff were already told they weren’t getting holiday bonuses It was sent … Read more
When this is all over, when the coronavirus has finally scuttled off like a whipped cur and life begins to return to normal, will we be proud of what we did and how we coped as a nation? Or will a feeling of quiet shame creep across the populace as we contemplate the worst of … Read more
New EU rule says cosmetics MUST be tested on animals despite the chemicals being used in hundreds of ‘cruelty free’ products supported by ambassadors such as Leona Lewis Eurocrats said chemicals in ‘cruelty-free’ cosmetics must be tested on animals Protesters say it destroys the EU-wide ban on animal experiments for cosmetics The two chemicals are … Read more
Wetherspoon, Tesco and Lidl have banned beef sourced from a concrete mega farm amid evidence of appalling cruelty and abuse. Cattle reared in sheds on the US-style factory farm suffered severe lameness, making it painful and difficult to walk. Secret filming showed stockmen beating and abusing the animals at the unit, which operates from concrete-floor … Read more
A firm that supplies goat’s milk products to major UK supermarkets has sacked staff after shocking footage emerged showing workers hitting and punching animals. The footage, taken at Far Marsh Farm in Hull, East Yorkshire, shows goats being punched and hit by staff while the animals cry out. Goats are also seen being dragged by … Read more
Fury at Egyptian reality TV show that ‘tortures’ animals by using them as props in pranks that dangle monkeys by the neck, throw ducks and terrify dogs with fake explosions Mahadesh Fahem Haga show dubbed ‘cruel’ by animal rights organisation PETA Show showed dog in barber’s chair being scared by fake electrical explosion The Ramadan … Read more
The RSPCA has helped 21,137 suffering animals since lockdown began five weeks ago – an average of one every two minutes. The British animal charity has faced issues raging from abandoned kittens and stranded ducklings to rabbits found amongst fly-tipped waste and a pheasant left trapped in the grille of a car for two weeks. … Read more
Midnight feasts, dormitory japes, the unbridled joy of a full tuck box. What could be more wholesome and fun than life at a girls’ boarding school, as depicted in the BBC’s adaption of Malory Towers, which started this week? But does Enid Blyton’s classic really capture the essence of these institutions? Here, our female writers … Read more