Category: Stray Animals

UK – Speaking Up To Defend Our Iconic Badgers.

Photos – The Badger Trust.

This is a VERY important issue in a British Government attempt to quietly and covertly REMOVE PROTECTION for our wonderful and iconic Badgers by allowing UK housing developers to remove or kill an animal that is currently protected by law – under the well named Protection of Badgers Act 1992.

But the Government is trying to destroy badger protection by introducing a newly proposed housebuilding law currently in the House – it is called the ‘Planning and Infrastructure Bill’, or ‘PIB’ for short.

Here is an outline from the Badger Trust of what this new PIB is about – potentially another death sentence for the animals, which are still being slaughtered by the very same Labour government who are using Bovine TB as justification for ill informed mass murder – https://www.badgertrust.org.uk/stop-the-bill

Here is access to the Protection of Badgers 1992 official law defining documentation – https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/51/contents

We want Conservation, NOT CONCRETE !

Yesterday, I wrote to my own Member of Parliament (MP) on this very issue. Here is a copy of my e mail:

I make no apologies for the basic, blunt tone; this is a government who intends to murder badgers through new legislation in the form of Section 6, Part 2 of the proposed PIB.

I hope that you UK residents will join with us badger advocates by finding your own MP, and writing as outlined in the Badger Trust action link – https://www.badgertrust.org.uk/

On behalf of the ‘brocks’ who cannot act to defend themselves, thus we must act in their defence – THANK YOU.

Regards Mark – picture below, a badger in my garden.

26/8 – Today Is ‘International Dog Day’.

https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=299&q=international+dog+day&cvid=8f462c83ccc9420280eb95f0f3d369eb&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQDIGCAcQABhAMgYICBAAGEDSAQkyMTE5NmowajGoAgiwAgE&FORM=ANSPA1&PC=DCTS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c8x52n14lj8o

Photo Getty Images,

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/the-one-easy-way-to-make-your-dog-feel-loved-on-international-dog-day/ar-AA1LefUT?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Captions and Quotes for your furry bestie:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/international-dog-day-2025-50-captions-and-quotes-for-your-furry-bestie/ar-AA1LdpA4?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Don’t forget – it’s not all hugs and cuddles. Please ADD YOUR NAME NOW than you.

Time to go vocal for local:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2025/Aug/26/international-dog-day-is-it-time-to-go-vocal-for-local

https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-international-dog-day-8-bollywood-celebs-with-their-adorable-furry-friends-3177820

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/lifestylegeneral/celebrating-man-s-best-friend-on-international-dog-day-a-call-for-compassion-for-strays/ar-AA1LebgV?ocid=BingNewsVerp

And finally I leave with a few pictures of my own dog ‘Golda’ – Regards Mark.

India – Animal Aid Unlimited.

I am taking you to all the past posts covered on this site relating to good friends at ‘Animal Aid Unlimited’ who are based in India. They undertake some absolutely amazing rescues of animals which you would often think never have a chance of surviving.

Each post is dated by month and year, and each post usually incudes 3 videos covering both the rescues and nursing back to health of individual animals, which often takes a long time, by all the amazing crew and volunteers at AAU.

I really hope that you will visit them via this link – https://worldanimalsvoice.com/?s=animal+aid+unlimited and then visit each month to watch some amazing rescue and recovery stories.

They have a special place in my heart as they do some wonderful work doing health check, feeding and regular monitoring of the many Stray Dogs in their area, as well as sterilisation to try and keep stray numbers under some control.

For example, in July this year alone they sterilised and vaccinated an amazing 435 STREET DOGS.

Enjoy visiting the page of ours which then leads on into monthly AAU rescues and thereafter recoveries.

I am including just two month here – chosen at random, for you to watch their amazing work. Thank you – Mark.

Indonesia – End The Horrific Dog and Cat Meat Trade, Also Live Animal Markets In North Sulawesi. A Lady Freethinker Investigation and Petition. All Links Provided.

All the following photographs and video directly relate to the Lady Free Thinker investigation.

Aaron Gekpski / LFT.

Ben Jackel / LFT.

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION HERE, AND PASS ON TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS,

Thank you for making this a big issue – Regards Mark WAV.

https://donorbox.org/donate-to-lady-freethinker-2-2-2-2?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email

Well Done USA ! – Very Positive News From ‘Lady Freethinker’ On Several Animal Issues.

https://donorbox.org/donate-to-lady-freethinker-2-2-2-2?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email

USA – Texas – Former Shelter Worker Given 40 YEAR Prison Sentence For Torturing And Killing Kittens.

If only China acted in the same way over its own national cat abusers !

Please see the following to read more –

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/?s=china+cat+torture

India – How A Court Ruling Ripped Open India’s Decades Old Debate About Stray Dogs.

Above – Workers from Srinagar Municipal Corporation catch stray dogs – May 2023, AFP via Getty Images.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/how-a-court-s-ruling-ripped-open-india-s-decades-old-debate-over-stray-dogs/ar-AA1KmkVB?ocid=BingNewsVerp

WAV Recent – https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2025/08/14/india-will-human-rights-trump-animal-rights-how-indian-youths-are-seeing-the-stray-dog-crisis/

‘The Delhi Government would need to find up to 2,000 centres to accommodate tens of thousands of community dogs. This judgement seems to lack rational thought and stems from anger’.

Exactly – please see ‘WAV Recent’ link above.

India – Will Human Rights Trump Animal Rights ? How Indian Youths Are Seeing The Stray Dog Crisis.

Related post – https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2025/08/13/india-delhi-police-officer-punches-female-animal-rights-campaigner-during-protest-against-supreme-court-stray-dogs-order/

In Delhi alone, the stray dog population is estimated to be 1 MILLION animals.

For India in total it is estimated to be somewhere near 52.5 MILLION. To say there is a crisis would be a vast understatement !

Read the very interesting article, which covers the issue from several angles, by clicking on the following:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/will-human-rights-trump-animal-rights-how-indian-youths-are-seeing-the-stray-dog-crisis/ar-AA1KwZ4D?ocid=BingNewsVerp

One has to question the statement given out by the Supreme Court to ‘move all stray dogs to shelters within 8 weeks commencing August 11th’. The court warned of consequences for obstruction and ruled that even sterilised dogs should not be let back on the streets !

Simple statements, which in my personal experience relating to my experiences on the stray dog issue in Serbia, do not hold any water. Does Delhi suddenly have the manpower, finances available, and primarily the shelters available to suddenly wave a wand a rid the city of every stray dog? Where are all the shelters to suddenly provide food and daily care for the influx of 1 Million plus dogs that will be rounded up; and at what cost, not even mentioning the ‘sterilisation’ issue, within an 8 week period. Personally I do not think it will work. Cards on the table, I confess to being no expert at all on Indian stray dog management, but I think I would respond to the questions I ask here with a resounding ‘no’ in each case. I leave my opinions and that of the Supreme Court to each go their own divided ways. I wait with interest to see what the situation will be in 8 weeks time.

Regards Mark, WAV.

Above – stray dog capture and keeping in Serbia – Mark archive.