I came across this fantastic program / series yesterday. It is a fantastic documentary about a man who decides to convert some waste land into a naturally wild garden. So sit back and enjoy – Mark.
The Wild Gardener – Series 1: Episode 1 – BBC iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0011xgl/the-wild-gardener-series-1-episode-2
Hi everyone,
23rd February 2026. Well, I have been in hospital since very early January. Severe bone infection in my thigh – 7 weeks of daily IV antibiotics. My WAV main problem has been the very limited computing resources here.
There are so many electrical signals buzzing around the place – doctors pagers, visitors on mobiles, staff using computers, ward computers for distribution of medicines; it is crazy.
So if you are still trying to do some work from your laptop, as I have for welfare and WAV, things are not good.
Thus I have dedicated all my time and limited resources into just one issue. That has been the one to get catapults banned due to the amount of wild animals being killed for fun by young people using them. They appear to get a kick out of the killings, as they then go on to boast about it on social media.
All I can really say at present is that us in welfare have now undertaken everything we can at the moment. Future progress now hinges entirely on getting the 100k signatures on the formal government petition so we can then get a formal debate in Parliament.
Thus I urge anyone and everyone to please sign and pass on. THANK YOU.
I am currently still in hospital, but the doc. has just visited and told me hopefully I will be liberated in a few days.
Cosmic !!! – away and back home to much better computing facilities. But I must say that I have had a great time here in hospital. All the nurses have been superb, and the cleanliness everywhere has been 110%+. Really great to see.
Therefore, I am now going back to covering some World animal issues. That starts as of today – 23rd February.
Normality lingers just around the corner, and I am desperate to get back to it !
Regards Mark.
Petition Link –
FOR UK RESIDENTS ONLY.
Very important petition. We need to get 100,000 signatures for a debate on this in Parliament.
Note that when you sign, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE ADDED until you verify yourself in a return mail sent to you by government,
By Mark – The hunting down and killing of British wildlife in the name of ‘sport’ has led to a huge conflict killing of between us, the ‘Antis’, such as sabs; and ‘Pro Kill’ hunt campaigners on the other side of the fence, for decades.
But for our WAV visitor friends from overseas who may be shouting here re the resultant killing of dogs in the following article, I need to say that there is a deeper side on dog killing by hunts than what even the average Brit knows.
By using reliable information data supported by the links provided here, I also hope to provide you with further insight that ‘lifts the lid’ on the issue. To some, the Boxing Day showcase all looks very ‘happy England’ does it not. Boxing Day, 26/12, sees the local hunt parade through local villages with their animals.
Hunting dogs, by their very nature, are dogs bred to chase, catch, and rip to shreds British wildlife. It is not the hunting dogs fault; it is the way they are raised which makes them mature hunter / killers. Hence most normal pet owners would not ever consider adopting an ex hunting dog. Not if you want more placid animals that you own, including cats, placid dogs and rabbits to carry on surviving.
Photo – A fox ripped up by hunt hounds. Mark / East Kent Hunt Sabs.
So, lets lift the lid a little to the reality:
According to us, It is estimated that at least somewhere around 6,000 yo 8,000 hunting doge are slaughtered every year because they do not show enough blood lust, the basic want to kill, or they other problems such as being deaf. Nationally the numbers could be greater, another area of conflict between antis and prohunt supporters.
I was going to deal here also with a section on the Galgos, or Spanish hunting dogs, as they suffer immensely. I will now cover this in a new, separate post.
Hunt Investigation Team – Always watching, never seen – https://huntinvestigationteam.org/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1kpg427pe7t
Getty Images.
https://www.bing.com/copilotsearch?q=Brigitte+Bardot+Foundation&FORM=CSSCOP
Thank you for your tireless efforts Brigitte over many decades to give the voiceless a strong voice.. RIP – Mark x
Photo – Charlie J Gardner.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tortuous-snare-traps-catch-running-36429277
Current Legislation.
It has been a while since I last did an update on Animals Asia. This is not at all intentional but I try to restrict posts to a max of 3 per day. As you can see, there are a lot of different issues to cover. So now it is time to draw attention to Jill – pictured below, and the superb crew at AA, with the latest news. Regards Mark.
https://www.animalsasia.org/about-us/our-impact/
Bear Sanctuaries – https://www.animalsasia.org/our-work/bear-sanctuaries/
Meet the Bears – https://www.animalsasia.org/our-work/bear-sanctuaries/meet-the-bears/
The Pickle Nicol story – https://www.animalsasia.org/our-work/bear-sanctuaries/meet-the-bears/pickle-nicol/
Meet the team, ambassadors and staff – https://www.animalsasia.org/about-us/
https://www.animalsasia.org/about-us/ambassadors-patrons-celebrities/
The AA story – https://www.animalsasia.org/about-us/our-story/
Timeline – https://www.animalsasia.org/about-us/timeline/
https://www.animalsasia.org/our-work/ending-bear-bile-farming-vietnam/
https://www.animalsasia.org/our-work/captive-animal-welfare/
https://www.animalsasia.org/our-work/cat-and-dog-welfare/
DONATE TO AA – https://www.animalsasia.org/support-us/donate-to-help-animals-in-asia/
Enjoy searching this post – Regards Mark.
World Animals Voice 