SENIOR inspector Billy Linton climbs into his sleek black van and checks his BlackBerry for the first job of the day. Parked outside the Scottish SPCA Glasgow Animal Rescue an

A while ago I received a letter from PETA, “People for Ethical Treatment of Animals”, which claims to be the largest animal welfare organisation in the world.  I see it more as an animal rights organisation than animal welfare, and there is a real difference.  Its primary focus appears to be on political campaigning, rather

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Statistics on the GB Animal Feed for the period May 2008, June 2008 and July 2008 with percentage change for corresponding period last year.

OMFG/WTF! This is one of the most scary yet fascinating things I have seen in some time. Forget bipedal robots, this quadruped robot/pack animal - BigDog by Boston Dynamics* - is quite something to behold. The Tank and aircraft changed warfare, along with rapid reaction motorised units, and this is part of the new battlefield environment, I should not wonder. Pack animal? I suspect it will go hunt...

Welsh Assembly Government - This Statistical Bulletin looks at the 2007 Living in Wales survey`s results relating to the environment and also compares results from the 2005 and 2006 surveys.

David Miliband travels the world stepping from one banana skin to another. After insulting Manmohan Singh in his own drawing room,* resulting in the worst diplomatic flap with India in living memory. The Indian PM has, Guido understands, written a frank letter to Gordon Brown conveying New Delhi's disappointment over the behaviour and comments of the "arrogant" Foreign Secretary. Miliband gave a s...

Fresh from the most successful decade of regulating banks since time began, come this, from The Metro: A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said: "The Animal Welfare Act makes it an offence for an owner or keeper to fail to provide for their animal's welfare - this applies to circuses as to anyone else. In addition it is also an offence, under the Ani...

Most people don’t believe that others are biologically inferior because of the colour of their skin. However, you do get a few racists, like Charles Murray, who try and claim some link between (for example), intelligence and skin colour. In a neat article, Gracchi highlights these misconceptions and lies, and explains why they are scientifically

Think back to mid-2008 and the Telegraph launches its Real Cost of Living Index. This alternative to the CPI or RPI is designed to better show what the 'average family' or indeed the 'hard-working family' is experiencing of price rises. Well apparently their cost of living is falling by 4.8% per year. A few weeks' ago it was down by 4.3% on the year, although oddly the Tel...

Just before Christmas I posted on the SHAC Animal Rights Activists who had been found guilty of blackmail and other crimes. They have now been sentenced: Seven animal rights activists who blackmailed companies linked to an animal testing laboratory have been jailed for between four and 11 years. They used paedophile smears, criminal damage and bomb hoaxes to intimidate companies associated with Hu...