World Wildlife News

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A revised version of Directive 86/609 was formally proposed
by the European Commission on 5th November 2008. Since
the directive was issued in 1986 Member States have passed
national laws on animal experiments with varying standards.
The review was started six years ago with the intention of
unifying standards and including modern technology. The
Commission have responded to demands [...]

You may remember that last week I sent you an e-mail in which I wrote about the terrible plight of Daisy, a dog who was fed a “plant growth regulator” in a gruesome laboratory experiment.
I’m sure you were as horrified as I was when I learned that this toxic substance was given with her food, [...]

We have just completed our first ever “2009 Energy Report”. The report is currently not available to the public.

As you already know the prices of energy are skyrocketing every year and unless things change drastically we don’t expect that to change. This is a must read for anyone who is concerned about the current energy crisis, and how the coming changes might affect your monthly energy bill.

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BRUSSELS - Europe’s environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind’s closest relatives — chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orang-utans — in a clampdown on animal testing by the drugs industry and [...]

The following images can be found disturbing. Click for larger view.
Hardly recognisable as being a living animal, this puppy was found collapsed in the middle of the road on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka. ( October 2008 )
By chance, Kim Cooling and her team from Animal SOS Sri Lanka were travelling along the same [...]

Thank you for letting me join your group. I run a small animal sanctuary in Scotland with currently 66 horses and ponies, 2 cows, nine pigs and numerous rescued dogs and cats, peacocks, hedghogs and any other animal or bird that needs a safe place.

There are plans to build an Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route with a dual carriageway running through our land. We stand to lose 20 acres and the road would have a devastating effect on the sanctuary and on the environment. There is a strong public feeling that the road is not necessary or in the wrong place and a Public Inquiry is being held at the moment, but even if the Reporter recommends that the road should not be built, the Scottish First Minister can overturn his decision.