There’s always a lot of huffing and puffing about bloodsports on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, when it’s traditional (yawn) for hunts to parade themselves about the countryside. Someone from the hunt hoipoloi is always quoted as saying “Numbers … Continue reading
What is it with calling elephants after the al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden? Here’s another one. Apparently… A killer elephant, also named after the al-Qaeda leader, was shot dead in north-eastern Assam state in May last year.
This is heartbreaking and makes the Grumpy Vegan despair of the human race. How is it possible that someone could do this? What sort of mentality must this person/these people have? IFAW recently posted this photo and explain The image … Continue reading
A 5-year-old Arkansas County boy killed a black bear Sunday weighing more than 400 pounds. Tre Merritt, a descendant of Davy Crockett, was hunting with his grandfather Mike Merritt when a black bear happened upon their stand. “His 10th great-grandfather … Continue reading
The House of Lords has today dismissed appeals by the Countryside Alliance and other hunting supporters who argued the hunting ban breaches Human Rights and European law. The Hunting Act 2004 must “be taken to reflect the conscience of a … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan invites you to read between the lines (emphasis added in bold) of today’s Guardian report, “Two hen harriers dead, one prince questioned, no charges.” It started as a quiet evening watching two of England’s rarest birds of … Continue reading
